Oliver Wright (diplomat)

Sir
Oliver Wright
at right, in the Oval Office
British Ambassador to the United States
In office
1982–1986
MonarchElizabeth II
CounterpartCharles H. Price II
John J. Louis Jr.
Preceded bySir Nicholas Henderson
Succeeded bySir Antony Acland
Personal details
Born(1922-03-06)6 March 1922
Hammersmith
Died1 September 2009(2009-09-01) (aged 87)
England
SpouseMarjory Osborne
Alma materSolihull School
Christ's College, Cambridge

Sir John Oliver Wright GCMG GCVO DSC (6 March 1922 – 1 September 2009) was a British diplomat.[1] He was British Ambassador to West Germany from 1975 to 1981 and British Ambassador to the United States from 1982 to 1986.

  1. ^ A & C Black (2009). "WRIGHT, Sir (John) Oliver". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2 May 2012.