William Quantrill (diplomat)

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William Ernest Quantrill (born 4 May 1939) is a former British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Cameroon from 1991 to 1995. [1]

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Early life

Quantrill was educated at Colston's School and Durham University, graduating with a first-class BA in French. [1] He was Secretary of Hatfield College JCR in 1959, and also represented the college at rugby. [2]

Quantrill joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1962. [1] He was appointed to HM Diplomatic Service in December 1965. [3]

Career

From 1964 to 1980 he served in several overseas posts in Belgium, Cuba, the Philippines, and Nigeria. [4] From 1980 to 1981 he was Head of Training Department and from 1984 to 1988 was Counsellor and Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Venezuela. [4] He subsequently served as Deputy Governor of Gibraltar until 1990. [5] Quantrill's tenure in Gibraltar coincided with a breakdown in relations between the Gibraltar and Spanish governments after a Gibraltarian court ordered the apprehension of four Spanish customs officials accused of illegal entry and illegal possession of arms. [6] He held a crisis meeting in London with Nicholas Gordon-Lennox, the British Ambassador to Spain, on 29 July 1989. [6]

Quantrill became Ambassador to Cameroon in 1991, also serving as non-resident representative to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Martin Reith
 British Ambassador to Cameroon
1991–1995		Succeeded by
Nicholas McCarthy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Quantrill, William Ernest" . Who's Who . Vol. 2020 (December 2019 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 27 June 2022.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport at Hatfield College, Durham University. Hatfield Trust. p. 120.
  3. ↑ "The London Gazette, 11th January 1966". The London Gazette . p. 330. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. 1 2 "British Diplomats Directory: Part 2 of 4". Issuu. 18 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Letter: Towards a deal on Gibraltar". The Independent. 9 July 1997. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 Gold, Peter (2005). "A European Hong Kong?". Gibraltar: British or Spanish?. Psychology Press. p. 120.
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