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BRITISH EMBASSY STAFF
SIR RICHARD EVANS KCMG KCVO (AMBASSADOR)
Born 15.4.28. Ambassador in Peking since January 1984,
having previously served there 1955-57 and 1962-4.
Service also in Berne, Stockholm and Paris and in the FCO
as Head of NENAD and FED, Assistant Under-Secretary of
State and Deputy Under-Secretary of State. He and his
wife (Grania) have two sons (born 1978 and 1982).
conversational Chinese.
Speaks
PETER THOMSON CVO (COUNSELLOR, HEAD OF CHANCERY)
Born 16.1.38.
Counsellor and Head of Chancery in Peking
since May 1984. Joined the FCO in 1975 (after serving in
the Royal Navy 1955-74) and has served in Lagos and the
British Trade Commission in Hong Kong. He and his wife
(Lucinda) have three sons (born 1970, 1972 and 1978).
Speaks Chinese.
J K (BEN) CHAPMAN (COMMERCIAL COUNSELLOR)
Born 8.7.40. Commercial Counsellor in Peking since
February 1987 on secondment from the Department of Trade
and Industry, where he was latterly responsible for
Government relations with the chemical industries.
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