Peter Hampshire
British diplomat (1912-1981). Head of South Asia Department, Commonwealth Relations Office 1951-1953, Deputy High Commissioner, Dacca, Pakistan 1953-1955, Head of Colombo Plan Department, Commonwealth Relations Office 1955-1956, Counsellor, Embassy,
About Peter Hampshire
Lived 1912 – 1981 (aged 68–69). Peter Hampshire was a diplomat.
Sir George Peter Hampshire (1 December 1912 – 4 July 1981) was a British diplomat who served as British high commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago from 1966 to 1970.
Early life and education
Hampshire was born on 1 December 1912, the son of G. N. Hampshire and Marie Hampshire (née West). He was educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford.
Career
Hampshire joined the War Office in 1935, and in 1946 was transferred to the Foreign Office (German Section) and the Control Office for Germany and Austria. From 1948 to 1951, he served at the High Commission at Ottawa, and from 1953 to 1955 at the Deputy High Commission at Dacca, before he was appointed head of the Colombo Plan Department at the Commonwealth Relations Office. From 1957 to 1960, he served in Buenos Aires with the rank of counsellor. and promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1967 New Year Honours.
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British diplomat (1912-1981). Head of South Asia Department, Commonwealth Relations Office 1951-1953, Deputy High Commissioner, Dacca, Pakistan 1953-1955, Head of Colombo Plan Department, Commonwealth Relations Office 1955-1956, Counsellor, Embassy,
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Peter Hampshire was born in 1912.
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Peter Hampshire died in 1981.
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Peter Hampshire was a diplomat.
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