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'''Sir John Edgar Galsworthy''' [[Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] was a British diplomat, ambassador to [[Mexico]], 1972–1977, and counsellor to the UK delegation to the [[EEC]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Diplomats: The Foreign Office Today |authorlink=Geoffrey Moorhouse |last=Moorhouse |first=Geoffrey |page=374 |year=1977 |publisher=[[Jonathan Cape]] |isbn=978-0-224-01323-9 }}</ref> He was appointed in 1975.
'''Sir John Edgar Galsworthy''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCVO|CMG}} (19 June 1919 – 18 May 1992) was a British diplomat, ambassador to [[Mexico]] 1972–1977,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=45816 |date=2 November 1972 |startpage=12909}}</ref> and counsellor to the UK delegation to the [[EEC]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Diplomats: The Foreign Office Today |authorlink=Geoffrey Moorhouse |last=Moorhouse |first=Geoffrey |page=374 |year=1977 |publisher=[[Jonathan Cape]] |isbn=978-0-224-01323-9 }}</ref> He was knighted KCVO in 1975 on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Mexico.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=46529 |date=25 March 1975 |startpage=3982}}</ref>


He was educated at [[Emanuel School]] and the [[University of Oxford]], and served in [[World War II]] in the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]].<ref>http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34855/supplements/3099/page.pdf</ref>
He was educated at [[Emanuel School]] and [[Corpus Christi College, Cambridge]], and served in [[World War II]] in the [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34855 |date=21 May 1940 |supp=yes |startpage=3099}}</ref>


Galsworthy's brother, Sir [[Arthur Galsworthy]] KCVO, was the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1970-1973. In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, where he served from 1973–1976. Arthur Galsworthy is the father of the diplomat, Sir Anthony Galsworthy.
Galsworthy's brother, Sir [[Arthur Galsworthy]] KCVO, was the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1970-1973. In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, where he served from 1973–1976. Arthur Galsworthy is the father of the diplomat, Sir Anthony Galsworthy.


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*[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U172590 GALSWORTHY, Sir John (Edgar)], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
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*[http://treaties.un.org/untc//Pages//doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201046/volume-1046-I-15749-English.pdf Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution]
*[http://treaties.un.org/untc//Pages//doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201046/volume-1046-I-15749-English.pdf Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution]


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Sir John Edgar Galsworthy KCVO CMG (19 June 1919 – 18 May 1992) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Mexico 1972–1977,[1] and counsellor to the UK delegation to the EEC.[2] He was knighted KCVO in 1975 on the occasion of the Queen's state visit to Mexico.[3]

He was educated at Emanuel School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and served in World War II in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.[4]

Galsworthy's brother, Sir Arthur Galsworthy KCVO, was the Governor of the Pitcairn Islands and High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1970-1973. In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, where he served from 1973–1976. Arthur Galsworthy is the father of the diplomat, Sir Anthony Galsworthy.

References

  1. ^ "No. 45816". The London Gazette. 2 November 1972.
  2. ^ Moorhouse, Geoffrey (1977). The Diplomats: The Foreign Office Today. Jonathan Cape. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-224-01323-9.
  3. ^ "No. 46529". The London Gazette. 25 March 1975.
  4. ^ "No. 34855". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 21 May 1940.

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