Edward Warner

Sir Edward Redston Warner (23 March 1911 – 8 February 2002) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Cameroon from 1963 to 1966 and ambassador to Tunisia from 1968 to 1970.

Early life and education

Warner was born on 23 March 1911, the son of George Redston Warner, a diplomat, and Margery Catherine (née Nicol). He was educated at Oundle School and King’s College, Cambridge.

Career

Warner entered the Diplomatic Service in 1935 and was appointed a third secretary. In 1937, he was posted to Athens before he returned to the Foreign Office in 1940, and was promoted to second secretary. He was then sent on secondment to the Treasury for service in the Minister of State’s Office in Cairo in 1942, and the following year was transferred to the Embassy to the Greek Government in the city. From 1966 to 1967, he was minister (Economic and Social Affairs) with the U.K. delegation at the United Nations in New York, and then served as ambassador and consul-general to Tunisia from 1968 to 1970.

Personal life and death

Warner married Grizel Margaret Clerk Rattray in 1943 and they had three sons and a daughter. and promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1965 Birthday Honours. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1948 New Year Honours.