John Macrae (diplomat)

Macrae was born on 8 December 1932. He was schooled at the Sheikh Bagh preparatory in Kashmir and Fettes College, and completed his university education at Christ Church, Oxford.^[1] He earned a DPhil in Radiation Chemistry from Oxford in 1960 and, before joining HM Diplomatic Service, began his career in the Atomic Energy and Disarmament Department of the Foreign Office.^[1]

He was Head of Cultural Relations at the Foreign Office (1980–1985); Ambassador to Senegal (1985–1990); and finally Ambassador to Morocco (1990–1992).^[1]

Macrae died on 31 August 2025, at the age of 92.^[2]

• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - 1986