John Johnson
British colonial administrator, diplomat and academic administrator
About John Johnson
Lived 1930 – 2018 (aged 87–88).
Sir John Rodney Johnson, (6 September 1930 – 15 October 2018) was a British colonial administrator, diplomat, and academic administrator.
After serving in the Colonial Service in Kenya, Johnson joined the Foreign Service, becoming Consul-General and then Ambassador to Chad in 1978, British High Commissioner to Zambia and to Kenya. After his retirement, he served as Director of the University of Oxford's Foreign Service Programme. He was also chairman of the Countryside Commission.
Johnson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1981 New Year Honours, and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in the 1988 Birthday Honours.
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British colonial administrator, diplomat and academic administrator
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John Johnson was born in 1930.
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John Johnson died in 2018.
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