John Johnson (diplomat)

Sir John Rodney Johnson, KCMG FRGS (6 September 1930 – 15 October 2018) was a British colonial administrator, diplomat, and academic administrator.

After serving in the Colonial Service in Kenya, Johnson joined the Foreign Service,[1] becoming Consul-General[2] and then Ambassador to Chad in 1978,[3] British High Commissioner to Zambia and to Kenya. After his retirement, he served as Director of the University of Oxford's Foreign Service Programme. He was also chairman of the Countryside Commission.[4][5]

Johnson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1981 New Year Honours,[6] and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in the 1988 Birthday Honours.[7]

References

  1. ^ "No. 44654". The London Gazette. 13 August 1968. p. 8873.
  2. ^ "No. 47514". The London Gazette. 17 April 1978. p. 4686.
  3. ^ "No. =47596". The London Gazette. 20 July 1978. p. 8701.
  4. ^ "Sir Johnny Johnson, diplomat whose intimate knowledge of Kenya and its people helped pave the way for independence – obituary". The Telegraph. 27 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Sir John Johnson obituary". The Times. 16 November 2018.
  6. ^ "No. 48467". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1980. p. 4.
  7. ^ "No. 51365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1988. p. 4.


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