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British diplomat (1919-82) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Willie Morris KCMG (1919[1] – 13 April 1982[2]) was a British diplomat from Yorkshire. He joined the Foreign Office in 1947 and retired in 1979.[1]
Sir Willie Morris | |
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British Ambassador to Egypt | |
In office 1968–1972 | |
Preceded by | Horace Phillip |
Succeeded by | Alan Rothnie |
British Ambassador to Ethiopia | |
In office 1972–1975 | |
Preceded by | Alan Campbell |
Succeeded by | Derek Day |
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
In office 1975–1979 | |
Preceded by | Philip Adams |
Succeeded by | Michael Scott Weir |
Personal details | |
Born | 1919 |
Died | 13 April 1982 62–63) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK | (aged
Spouse | Ghislaine Margaret Morris (née Trammell) |
Children | 3 |
His first overseas assignment took him to Cairo in 1948 as a second secretary. He advanced to first secretary in the Foreign Office in 1951. From 1955 to 1960, he was first secretary in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. There he met his wife, Ghislaine Margaret Trammell. He spent most of his career in the Middle East, and served as the UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1968–1972), Ethiopia (1972–1975) and Egypt (1975–1979).[3]
Morris insisted on the importance of strong ties between the United States and the Arab World, and called on Israel to recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank. A resident of Oxford, he died there, aged 63, after a brief illness. He was survived by his wife, three sons, four siblings, and extended family.[2]
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