Margaret Bryan | |
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United Kingdom Ambassador to Panama | |
In office 1986–1989 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
Preceded by | Terence Steggle |
Succeeded by | John MacDonald |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Grant 26 September 1929 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Margaret Bryan CMG (born 26 September 1929) is a British retired diplomat. She served as Ambassador to Panama from 1986 until 1989. [1] Bryan had been appointed Consul at Kinshasa on 31 March 1980. [2]
Bryan is the daughter of James Grant and Dorothy Rebecca Galloway. She married Peter Bernard Bryan in 1952. Their marriage was dissolved in 1981. [1]
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