Charles de Chassiron (British diplomat) explained

Charles Richard Lucien de Chassiron, (27 April 1948[1] – 5 April 2018)[2] was a British diplomat. He was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Cambridge University, where he studied history. He held a Kennedy Scholarship at Harvard, where he received a Master in Public Administration (MPA) degree.[3] [4]

He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1971. He was Economic and Commercial Secretary at the British Embassy in Brasilia between 1982 and 1985.[5] Over the course of his FCO career, he was the Head of South America Department (19871989), Commercial and Economic Counsellor in Italy (19891994), Ambassador to Estonia (19941997), Consul-General in Milan (19972001) and Director of Protocol and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (20022006).[6] He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) on 16 October 2000.[7]

After retirement from the Diplomatic Service he was chairman of Spencer House[8] and Chairman of the British-Italian Society.[9] In addition, he was a "diplomatic consultant" at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.[10]

He died on 5 April 2018 after having suffered with poor health for three years.[2] [11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Birthdays. The Independent. 27 April 2017. 48.
  2. Web site: Charles de Chassiron. Richard. Northern. British-Italian Society. 29 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Full List of Kennedy Scholars. Kennedy Memorial Trust. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231042430/http://kennedytrust.org.uk/display.aspx?Id=1272&pid=0. 31 December 2016. dead.
  4. News: Letters: Cambridge 02138. Harvard Magazine. September–October 2007. 5 June 2017.
  5. News: Debt Crisis - Déjà Vu? Brazil in the '80s. Charles. de Chassiron. Exchange: The Magazine for International Business and Diplomacy. March 2011. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911081818/http://ibde.org/component/content/article/94-debt-crisis-deja-vu-brazil-in-the-80s.html. 11 September 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: A directory of British diplomats. Colin. Mackie. 136. 5 June 2017. 7 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104239/http://www.gulabin.com/britishdiplomatsdirectory/pdf/britishdiplomatsdirectory.pdf. 4 March 2016.
  7. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-56014-1016 London Gazette, 31 October 2000
  8. Web site: Visit to Spencer House. Jean-Francois. Dor. Marketor. Autumn 2011. 3. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171028013924/http://marketors.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Marketor-55-Autumn-2011.pdf. 28 October 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: Who we are. British-Italian Society. 7 June 2017.
  10. News: Court circuit. Embassy. November–December 2008. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806043628/http://embassymagazine.com/court_circuit/CC_emb13_latvia.html. 6 August 2016. dead.
  11. Web site: Charles de Chassiron obituary . 2 May 2018 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034531/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/may/02/charles-de-chassiron-obituary . 9 November 2020 . live .

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