Ivan Callan
British diplomat
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Sir Ivan Roy Callan KCVO CMG (born 1942) is a retired British diplomat.
Ivan Callan | |
|---|---|
| 8th British Ambassador to Oman | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Richard Muir |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Laing |
| 10th British High Commissioner to Brunei | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Adrian Sindall |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Laing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84) |
| Alma mater | University College |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Educated at University College, Oxford, Callan joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1969[1] and was appointed to HM Diplomatic Service in 1972.[2] He was appointed Consul-General at the British Embassy in Baghdad in 1983 and then moved to Jerusalem where he was Consul-General from 1987 to 1990. After returning to the FCO, he was appointed High Commissioner of Brunei (1994–98) and then Ambassador to Oman, serving from 1999 until retirement in 2002.[1]
Callan was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1990 Birthday Honours.[3] He was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in September 1998.[4]