Wilfred Jones

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Wilfred Jones
Born(1926-11-29)29 November 1926
Died30 January 2018(2018-01-30) (aged 91)
NationalityBritish
Occupationdiplomat
Known forHigh Commissioner to Botswana

Wilfred Jones,[1] CMG, OBE (29 November 1926 – 30 January 2018)[2] was a British diplomat who served as the High Commissioner to Botswana from 1981 to 1986.[3]

Jones joined the Foreign Office in 1949. From 1950 to 1966 he served in Tamsui, Jedda, Brussels and Athens. He was then First Secretary at Canberra , Copenhagen, Blantyre and Lilongwe. He was at the FCO from 1977 to 1981.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BRITISH AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS: 1880-2010
  2. ^ Who's Who 2018: Jones, Wilfred, (29 Nov. 1926–30 Jan. 2018), HM Diplomatic Service, retired
  3. ^ Latest appointments. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 07, 1985; pg. 10; Issue 62315
  4. ^ ‘JONES, Wilfred’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, Nov 2014 accessed 31 March 2015