Sir Sydney Giffard | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Sir Hugh Cortazzi |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Whitehead |
| British Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Sir Alan Rothnie |
| Succeeded by | John Ernest Powell-Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1926 |
| Died | 21 February 2020 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Repton School |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Sir Charles Sydney Rycroft Giffard KCMG (30 October 1926 – 21 February 2020) was a British diplomat and author.[1] He was educated at Repton School and read classics at Wadham College, Oxford University.[2] His career in the foreign service began in 1961.[2] He became the British Ambassador to Switzerland from 1980.[3] He returned to London as Deputy Under Secretary of State of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1982 to 1984.[2] From 1984 to 1986, he was Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Japan.[2] In 1983 he received the Order of St Michael and St George[4] and in 2003, the Order of the Rising Sun.[2] In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Giffard, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 15 publications in 1 language and 1,120 library holdings.[5]