Alan Urwick
British diplomat
Intro | British diplomat | |
Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
was | Diplomat | |
Work field | Politics | |
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Birth | 2 May 1930 | |
Death | 8 December 2016 (aged 86 years) |
Sir Alan Bedford Urwick KCVO CMG (2 May 1930 – 8 December 2016) was a British diplomat.
Alan Urwick was educated at Dragon School in Oxford, Rugby School, and New College, Oxford.
Urwick joined the British diplomatic service in 1952 and undertook tours of duty in Western Europe, the Middle East, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Jordan (1979–1984), Egypt (1985–1987), as well as High Commissioner to Canada (1987–1989). He left the diplomatic service in 1989. He then served as Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons until his retirement in 1995.
He died on 8 December 2016 at the age of 86.