Michael Wright (diplomat)
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Michael Wright | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 3 December 1901 |
Died | 10 June 1976 |
Alma mater | Winchester College Balliol College |
Sir Michael Robert Wright, GCMG (3 December 1901 – 10 June 1976) was a British diplomat and politician. He was the British ambassador to Norway from 1951 to 1954 and then to Iraq from 1954 to 1958.[1] He also served in places like the United States, Egypt and France.[2]
In July 1957, he and his wife, Ursula Long were held prisoner by Iraqi rebels at the British embassy in Baghdad.[3]
Biography
The son of the noted judge Sir Robert Samuel Wright, Michael Wright was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He entered HM Diplomatic Service in 1926.
References
- ^ "Sir Michael Wright". The Times. 12 June 1976. p. 16.
- ^ Lee, Pamela Anderson; Anderson, Terry H. (1981). The United States, Great Britain, and the Cold War, 1944-1947. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 978-0-8262-0328-1.
- ^ "British ambassador and wife trapped for eight hours". Alamy. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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