Gerald Campbell Explained

Sir Gerald Campbell, GCMG (1879–1964) was a British diplomat.^[1]

He served as British High Commissioner to Canada from 16 May 1938 to 1941.^[2] He then was transferred in 1941 by Winston Churchill to serve as British consul general to the United States, in order to improve relations between Britain and the United States during World War II. He had previously held this position in New York City from 1931 to 1938.^[3] He became very popular in the United States, especially for his "after-dinner stories".^[4]

His autobiography, Of True Experience, was published in 1948.^[5]

External links

• Web site: Stephen . Fletcher . That's serendipity for you . blogs.lib.unc.edu . 12 February 2008 . Sir Gerald Campbell, then British Consul General to the United States, surrounded by eager students .
• The Talk of the Town: Sir Gerald . Helen . Cooke . Russell . Maloney . . 7 December 1935 .

Notes and References

1. News: Sir Gerald Campbell Dies at 84. 6 July 1964. The New York Times. 26 July 2015.
2. Web site: Previous High Commissioners . https://web.archive.org/web/20091202022951/http://ukincanada.fco.gov.uk/en/our-offices-in-canada/our-high-commissioner/previous-high-commissioners . 2 December 2009.
3. Book: Weigold, Auriol . Churchill, Roosevelt and India: Propaganda During World War II . 6 June 2008 . 9780203894507 .
4. Great Britain: The Campbell Is Coming . . 27 January 1941 . 14 February 2014.
5. Book: Campbell, Gerald . Of True Experience . London . Hutchinson . 1948 .