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Charles Webster | |
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| Born | 25 July 1866 |
| Died | 1961 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge |
Sir Charles Kingsley Webster KCMG FBA (25 July 1886 – August 1961) was a British diplomat and historian. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby and King's College, Cambridge. After leaving Cambridge University, he went on to become a professor at Harvard, Oxford, and the London School of Economics (LSE). He also served as President of the British Academy from 1950 to 1954.
In addition to his career in academia, Webster worked extensively in the Foreign Office, especially in the United States, and was a leading supporter of the new United Nations, as he had been of the League of Nations.