Paul Grey

Sir Paul Francis Grey (2 December 1908 – 15 December 1990) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1960 and ambassador to Switzerland from 1960 to 1964.

Early life and education

Grey was born on 2 December 1908 in Lahore, the son of Lt-Col Arthur Grey who was a barrister there, and Teresa née Alleyne. He was a distant relative of Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Christ Church, Oxford.

Career

Grey entered the Diplomatic Service in 1933, and his first posting was to Rome as third secretary in 1935. During the War, he worked at the Foreign Office until 1944 when he was sent as first secretary to Rio de Janeiro. In 1945, he served at The Hague as chargé d'affaires reopening the British Embassy there, and from 1947 to 1949 he was head of the South-East Asia Department at the Foreign Office. From 1949 to 1951, he was counsellor at Lisbon and then minister at Moscow from 1951 to 1954 before he returned to the Foreign Office as assistant under-secretary, serving from 1954 to 1957.

Grey then served as ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1957 to 1960 and ambassador to Switzerland from 1960 to 1964. and promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1963 New Year Honours.