Cyril Foray

Professor Cyril Patrick Foray (16 March 1934 – 31 July 2003) was a Sierra Leonean educator, politician, diplomat and historian.

Early life Foray was a graduate of St. Edward's Secondary School. He continued his education at Fourah Bay College (then affiliated with Durham University) and eventually moved on to Durham proper, where he was a member of St Cuthbert's Society.

Public service Professor Foray was widely considered one of the most respected and accomplished men of his generation. He spent his life serving his country in a variety of roles.

Cabinet Minister Foray was a member of the All People's Congress (APC) party of Sierra Leone. He served as a cabinet minister to Siaka Stevens.

Foreign minister Foray was appointed Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister from 1969 to 1971. After an alleged coup attempt by Foray's close friend Brigadier John Bangura, Stevens asked for his resignation.

High Commissioner to the Court of St. James He served as the Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the Court of St. James's in London under two governments: Valentine Strasser's short-lived NPRC military regime and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah's. The office of the Sierra Leone High Commission was located at the exclusive address of 33 Portland Place, in Mayfair. Foray resigned from office on Friday, 28 April 2000. Foray was cleared of any wrongdoing when the court determined that at the time of the sale the property at 33 Portland Place was in need of several million pounds' worth of repairs. and Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone.

Death On 31 July 2003, Professor Foray suffered a massive heart attack and died in Freetown, Sierra Leone, aged 69.