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.
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