Nigel Wenban-Smith
British diplomat (-1936). Commercial Counsellor, Belgium 1978-1980, Head of East Africa Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1982-1985, Deputy High Commissioner, Canada 1986-1989, High Commissioner to Malawi 1990-1993
About Nigel Wenban-Smith
Born 1936. Nigel Wenban-Smith is a diplomat.
William Nigel Wenban-Smith CMG (born 1 September 1936) is a former British diplomat.
Early life
Wenban-Smith was the son of William Wenban-Smith, a colonial administrator who served in the former Nyasaland (now Malawi). He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury followed by King's College, Cambridge, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He was then an Assistant Principal with the Commonwealth Relations Office
In retirement he served as Chairman of the Friends of the Chagos Islands Association, and a founding member of the Chagos Conservation Trust. He later earned an MA from the University of Buckingham. He co-wrote a comprehensive history of the islands in the Chagos Archipelago, 'Chagos: A History – Exploration, Exploitation, Expulsion, published in 2016.
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Who is Nigel Wenban-Smith?
British diplomat (-1936). Commercial Counsellor, Belgium 1978-1980, Head of East Africa Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1982-1985, Deputy High Commissioner, Canada 1986-1989, High Commissioner to Malawi 1990-1993
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Nigel Wenban-Smith was born on 1 September 1936.
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Nigel Wenban-Smith is a diplomat.
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