John Macrae
British diplomat (-1932). Counsellor ( Science and Technology), Embassy, France 1975-1980, Head of Cultural Relations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1980-1985, Ambassador to Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Cape Verde to Maurita
About John Macrae
Lived 1932 – 2025 (aged 92–93). John Macrae was a diplomat.
John Esmond Campbell Macrae (8 December 1932 – 31 August 2025) was a British diplomat.
Life and career Macrae was born on 8 December 1932. He was schooled at the Sheikh Bagh preparatory in Kashmir and Fettes College, and completed his university education at Christ Church, Oxford. He earned a DPhil in Radiation Chemistry from Oxford in 1960 and, before joining HM Diplomatic Service, began his career in the Atomic Energy and Disarmament Department of the Foreign Office.
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Who was John Macrae?
British diplomat (-1932). Counsellor ( Science and Technology), Embassy, France 1975-1980, Head of Cultural Relations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1980-1985, Ambassador to Senegal, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Cape Verde to Maurita
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John Macrae was born in 1932.
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John Macrae died on 31 August 2025.
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John Macrae was a diplomat.
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