| Sir David MiersKBE CMG | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Dame Rosemary Spencer |
| British Ambassador to Greece | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Jeremy Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Miles |
| British Ambassador to Lebanon | |
| In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry David Alastair Capel Miers |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Henry David Alastair Capel Miers KBE CMG (born 10 January 1937), commonly known as Sir David Miers, is a British retired ambassador.
Career
Miers was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford. He did National Service as an officer in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, commissioning into the regiment in 1956. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1961 and held appointments in Japan, Laos, France, Iran and at the Foreign Office in London, before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon in 1983. He served in that position until 1985.
In 1989, he was made Ambassador to Greece, before serving as Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1993 and 1996. Miers was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1979 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.
References
- Ruth Northey, Whitaker's Almanack 2012 (A&C Black, 18 Oct 2011), 104.
- MIERS, Sir (Henry) David (Alastair Capel), Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015, accessed 9 September 2016)
- "No. 40851". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 August 1956. p. 4583.
- ^ Sir David Miers, British Lebanese Society
- "No. 47869". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1979. p. 3.
- "No. 50154". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1985. p. 16.
External links
- Interview with Sir David Miers, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 2014
- 1937 births
- Living people
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lebanon
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands