Sir Michael John Llewellyn-Smith | |
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![]() Photographed in Warsaw, 1995 | |
Born | 25 April 1939 |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Stephen Barrett |
Succeeded by | Christopher Hum |
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Greece | |
In office 1996–1999 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Oliver Miles |
Succeeded by | David Madden |
Sir Michael John Llewellyn-Smith KCVO CMG (born 25 April 1939 [1] ) is a retired British diplomat and academic. He served as Ambassador to Poland from 1991 to 1996 and Ambassador to Greece from 1996 to 1999. [2] He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies,King's College London. [3]
Llewellyn-Smith was born in 1939. [4] He was educated at Wellington College,a private school in Crowthorne,Berkshire. [3] He attended New College,Oxford,where he studied classics,ancient history and philosophy. [4]
Llewellyn-Smith joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1970. [5] On 29 March 1980,he was appointed Consul-General at Athens. [6]
Following retirement,Llewellyn-Smith has spent his time writing and lecturing about Greek history and culture. [5] He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies,King's College London. [3] He is a regular speaker on Swan Hellenic cruises. [5]
On 25 March 1996,Llewellyn-Smith was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). [7] He is an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College,University of Oxford. [3] [8]
In 1965,he published The Great Island:A Study of Crete. In 1973,he published the book Ionian Vision:Greece in Asia Minor,1919–1922 on the Asia Minor Campaign. In 2004,he published Athens:A Cultural and Literary History. In 2021,he published Venizelos:The Making of a Greek Statesman 1864–1914,on the Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos.
Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith, former diplomat, 73