Allan Ramsay

Sir Allan John Heppel Ramsay KBE CMG (born 19 October 1937) is a retired British diplomat.

The son of Norman Ramsay Ramsay and Evelyn Faith Sorel-Cameron, Ramsay was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. At one point he also studied at Durham University – he does not provide any dates in his Who's Who entry.

He was in the British Army from 1957-1970, serving in the Somerset Light Infantry until 1964, followed by two years in the Trucial Oman Scouts, and finally joining the Durham Light Infantry for the remainder of his service.He attended MECAS from 1968-1969 and then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970.

He was British Ambassador to the Lebanon, 1988-1990, British Ambassador to the Sudan, 1990-1991 and British Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-1996.