John Esmond Campbell Macrae CMG (born 8 December 1932) is a retired British diplomat.
Macrae was schooled at the Sheikh Bagh preparatory in Kashmir and Fettes College, and completed his university education at Christ Church, Oxford. [1] He earned a DPhil in Radiation Chemistry from Oxford in 1960 and, before joining HM Diplomatic Service, began his career in the Atomic Energy and Disarmament Department of the Foreign Office. [1]
Macrae was Head of Cultural Relations at the Foreign Office (1980-1985); Ambassador to Senegal (1985-1990); and finally Ambassador to Morocco (1990-1992). [1]
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Preceded by Laurence O'Keeffe | British Ambassador to Senegal 1985-1990 | Succeeded by Roger Beetham |
Preceded by John Shakespeare | British Ambassador to Morocco 1990-1992 | Succeeded by Allan Ramsay |
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