William Fullerton (diplomat)

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William Hugh Fullerton CMG (born 11 February 1939) is a British retired diplomat

Fullerton studied Oriental Languages at Queens' College, Cambridge.^[1] He worked for Shell International Petroleum in Uganda from 1963 to 1965, leaving to join the Foreign Office.^[1] He attended a course at MECAS (1965-1966) and then served as Information Officer in Jedda (1966-1967).^[1]

After spells in Jamaica and Turkey Fullerton was Consul-General in Islamabad (1981-1983); Ambassador to Somalia (1983-1987); Governor of the Falkland Islands (1988-1992); and finally British Ambassador to Kuwait (1992-1996).^[1]