George Middleton (diplomat)

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Sir George Humphrey Middleton KCMG (21 January 1910[1] – 12 February 1998[2]) was a British diplomat.

Born(1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Died12 February 1998(1998-02-12) (aged 88)
OccupationDiplomat
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden
  • Francoise Sarthou
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George Humphrey Middleton
Born(1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Died12 February 1998(1998-02-12) (aged 88)
OccupationDiplomat
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden
  • Francoise Sarthou
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He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Lebanon (1956–1958),[3] Argentina (1961–1964) and Egypt (1964–1965).[4] He was also Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency and Chargé d'affaires in Iran during the Abadan Crisis.[5]

Personal life

He married first in 1934, Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden (Tina) Pockley, the Australian detective novelist Elizabeth Antill. They divorced and he then married Francoise Sarthou, (1927–2019), an interior decorator and patron of the international charity Children and Families Across Borders. She was formerly married to the French diplomat Philip Dahan-Bouchard.

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