Peter Streams

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Peter John Streams CMG (born 8 March 1935) is a former British diplomat. [1]

Streams was British Ambassador to Honduras from 1989 to 1991. [1] He served as British Ambassador to Sudan from 1991 to 1994. [1]

He was expelled in December 1993 after the Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, refused to visit the capital Khartoum during a tour of the country and spent much of his time in the rebel-held south. [2] After talks in London hosted by Douglas Hogg, relations were eventually restored in 1995 with the appointment of Alan Goulty. [3]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
David Joy
British Ambassador to Honduras
1989–1991
Succeeded by
Patrick Morgan
Preceded by
Allan Ramsay
British Ambassador to Sudan
1991-1994
Succeeded by
Alan Goulty

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Streams, Peter John, (born 8 March 1935)". Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 4 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Sudan Is Expelling the British Ambassador". The New York Times. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 4 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. Maddy-Weitzman, Bruce (1995). Middle East Contemporary Survey. The Moshe Dayan Center. pp. 583–584.