Ian Dixon Scott

Sir Ian Scott
British Ambassador to Norway
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byPatrick Hancock
Succeeded byFrank Brenchley
British Ambassador to Sudan
In office
1961–1965
Preceded byRoderick Parkes
Succeeded byJohn Richmond
British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo
In office
1960–1961
Succeeded byDerek Riches
Personal details
Born(1909-03-06)6 March 1909
Inverness
Died3 March 2002(2002-03-03) (aged 92)
Aldeburgh
Education
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Sir Ian Dixon Scott KCMG KCVO CIE (6 March 1909 – 3 March 2002) was a British civil servant and a career diplomat who served as Deputy Private Secretary to the last two Viceroys of India. He was later appointed Ambassador to Congo, Sudan and Norway in the 1960s.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Sir Ian Scott". The Telegraph. 11 March 2002.
  2. ^ Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade. J. Whitaker. 1966. p. 449.
  3. ^ Trade Directory of the Republic of the Sudan. Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company. 1964. p. 96.
  4. ^ Judd, Denis (24 March 2005). The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947. OUP Oxford. p. 145. ISBN 9780192805799.