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Sir Michael John Llewellyn-Smith (born 25 April 1939[1]) is a retired British diplomat and academic. He served as Ambassador to Poland from 1991 to 1996 and Ambassador to Greece from 1996 to 1999.[2] He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London.[3]
Llewellyn-Smith was born in 1939.[4] He was educated at Wellington College, a private school in Crowthorne, Berkshire. He attended New College, Oxford, where he studied classics, ancient history and philosophy.
Llewellyn-Smith joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1970.[5] On 29 March 1980, he was appointed Consul-General at Athens.
Following retirement, Llewellyn-Smith has spent his time writing and lecturing about Greek history and culture. He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London. He is a regular speaker on Swan Hellenic cruises.
On 25 March 1996, Llewellyn-Smith was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). He is an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford.[6]
In 1965, he published The Great Island: A Study of Crete. In 1973, he published the book Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919 - 1922 on the Asia Minor Campaign. In 2004, he published Athens: A Cultural and Literary History. In 2021, he published Venizelos: The Making of a Greek Statesman 1864 - 1914, on the Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos.