George Middleton (diplomat)

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Sir George Humphrey Middleton
KCMG
Born(1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Died12 February 1998(1998-02-12) (aged 88)
OccupationDiplomat
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden
  • Francoise Sarthou

Sir George Humphrey Middleton KCMG (21 January 1910[1] – 12 February 1998[2]) was a British diplomat.

He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Lebanon (1956–1958),[3] Argentina (1961–1964) and Egypt (1964–1965).[4] He was also Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency and Chargé d'affaires in Iran during the Abadan Crisis.[5]

  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Independent. 21 January 1993. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Obituaries: Magdalen College". Oxford University Gazette. 23 April 1998. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Lebanon: The official website for the British Embassy in Lebanon. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  5. ^ Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran, Edited by Mark j. Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne, Syracuse University Press, 2004, p.52