Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Lord Renwick of Clifton
Order:Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Term Start:26 September 1997
Term End:31 March 2018
Life peerage
Ambassador From1:British
Country1:the United States
Term Start1:1991
Term End1:1995
Monarch1:Elizabeth II
Ambassador From2:British
Country2:South Africa
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1991
Successor2:Anthony Reeve
Primeminister2:Margaret Thatcher
John Major
Birth Date:13 December 1937
Nationality:British
Spouse:Annie Renwick
Children:2 (1 son, 1 daughter)

Robin William Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton, (born 13 December 1937) is a former diplomat and a former member of the House of Lords. He was originally appointed by Prime Minister Blair as a Labour Peer but moved to the crossbenches in 2007. He retired from the House in 2018.

Lord Renwick was educated at St Paul's School and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1962 with a Master of Arts in history. He further studied at the Sorbonne.

From 1956 to 1958 he completed national service in the British Army. In 1963 he entered the British Foreign Service and had the postings detailed below.

Renwick was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1980 New Year Honours and was promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1989 New Year Honours.

He was recommended for a life peerage and created Baron Renwick of Clifton, of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, on 26 September 1997.

Diplomatic posts held

Diplomatic service:

Ambassador to:

Directorates held

Lord Renwick has served on the board of directors of the following firms:

He also served as Deputy Chairman, Robert Fleming Bank, then Deputy Chairman, Fleming Family and Partners

He currently serves as

Bibliography

References

The Rhodesia Settlement (De-Classified), Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2021

Robin Renwick, Not Quite a Diplomat (Memoir) Biteback Publishing 2019

Ann Bracken, "How to break into the White House", Biteback Publishing 2021

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