Sir Geoffrey Harrison | |
|---|---|
 Harrison in 1956 | |
| British Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 27 August 1965 – 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Humphrey Trevelyan |
| Succeeded by | Sir Archibald Duncan Wilson |
| British Ambassador to Iran | |
| In office 3 November 1958 – 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Roger Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Sir Denis Wright |
| British Ambassador to Brazil | |
| In office 1 October 1956 – 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Harington Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Wallinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison 18 July 1908 Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 April 1990 (aged 81) Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom[1] |
| Spouse |
Amy Katherine Clive (m. 1935) |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison GCMG KCVO (18 July 1908 – 12 April 1990) was a British diplomat, who served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Brazil, Iran and the Soviet Union. Harrison's tenure in Moscow was terminated in 1968, when he was recalled to London after his admission to the Foreign Office that he had an affair with his Russian maid, later revealed as a KGB "honey trap" operation.[2][3]
- ^ "Obituary for Geoffrey Wedgwood GCMG Harrison KCVO". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ West, Nigel (2007). Historical dictionary of cold war counterintelligence. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0810864634.
- ^ "Journalist Regales With Insider Tales of Soviet Life". The St. Petersburg Times. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2013.