David Miers Explained

Sir David Miers
Ambassador From:British
Country:the Netherlands
Term Start:1993
Term End:1996
Predecessor:Sir Michael Jenkins
Successor:Dame Rosemary Spencer
Ambassador From1:British
Country1:Greece
Term Start1:1989
Term End1:1993
Predecessor1:Sir Jeremy Thomas
Successor1:Oliver Miles
Ambassador From2:British
Country2:Lebanon
Term Start2:1983
Term End2:1985
Predecessor2:Sir David Roberts
Successor12:Sir John Gray
Nationality:British
Birth Name:Henry David Alastair Capel Miers
Occupation:Diplomat

Sir Henry David Alastair Capel Miers[1] (born 10 January 1937), commonly known as Sir David Miers, is a British retired ambassador.

Career

Miers was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford.[2] He did National Service as an officer in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, commissioning into the regiment in 1956. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1961 and held appointments in Japan, Laos, France, Iran and at the Foreign Office in London, before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon in 1983.[3] He served in that position until 1985.[3]

In 1989, he was made Ambassador to Greece, before serving as Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1993 and 1996. Miers was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1979 and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Ruth Northey, Whitaker's Almanack 2012 (A&C Black, 18 Oct 2011), 104.
  2. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U27410 MIERS, Sir (Henry) David (Alastair Capel)
  3. http://www.britishlebanese.org/events/120520_sir_david_miers.htm Sir David Miers