Christopher William Long
Christopher William Long | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office 1995-1998 | |
| British Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 1992-1995 | |
| British Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 1988–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1938 |
| Died | 5 May 2023 (aged 85) |
| Spouse |
Patricia Stanbridge (m. 1972) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | MECAS |
Christopher William Long CMG[1] (9 April 1938 – 5 May 2023) was a British diplomat.[2] Following his retirement in 1998, Long served as director of the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme from 1999 to 2003.[3]
Diplomatic career[edit]
Christopher Long joined HM Diplomatic Service as Third Secretary in 1963, and went to study Arabic at MECAS in Lebanon in 1964. He was posted as Third Secretary later Second Secretary to Jedda in 1965, and two years later was posted as First Secretary to Caracas. He returned to the FCO in London in 1969. He became Head of Chancery in Budapest in 1974 and attended the Belgrade CSCE Meeting in 1977. Long was posted as Counsellor to Damascus in 1978, and to UKMIS Geneva in 1980. He was appointed Head of the FCO's Near East and North Africa Department in 1983. He became Assistant Under-Secretary of State (concurrently Deputy Chief Clerk and Chief Inspector) in the FCO in 1985.[4] Long served as the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Switzerland (1988–1992),[5] Egypt (1992–1995)[6] and Hungary (1995–1998).[7]
Post retirement[edit]
From 1998, Long was a director of Gedeon Richter Ltd., the largest pharmaceutical factory in Hungary.[7] He was also a trustee of The Orders of St John Care Trust.[1]
Personal life and death[edit]
Long married Patricia Ann Eleanor Stanbridge in 1972. They had one daughter (born 1974) and two sons (born 1977 and 1982).
Long died on 5 May 2023, at the age of 85.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Trustees". The Orders of St John Care Trust. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1995). The Diplomatic Service List (snippet view) (30th ed.). H.M.S.O. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-11-591750-9.
- ^ "About OUFSP". Oxford Department of International Development. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ The Diplomatic Service List 1989 (page 235), HMSO, ISBN 0-11-591707-1
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Switzerland: The official website of the British Embassy and other UK Government missions in Switzerland. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Board of Directors". The Management of Gedeon Richter Plc. Gedeon Richter. Archived from the original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
- ^ "Christopher Long CMG". The Telegraph. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.