Alastair Maitland
British diplomat
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| Intro | British diplomat | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Diplomat | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 30 January 1916 | |
| Death | 21 December 2011 (aged 95 years) |
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Alastair George Maitland CBE (30 January 1916 – 21 December 2011) was a British diplomat. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, the son of a colonial service botanist. He was educated at Edinburgh University.
Maitland served as a diplomat in Canada, Israel and the United States, culminating in his appointment as consul-general in Boston . After retiring, he settled in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife Betty. He then married Hazel Porter and retired to Heath, Massachusetts to live out the rest of his life.