Edward Clay

Sir Edward Clay KCMG (born 21 July 1945) is a retired British diplomat, formerly a High Commissioner and ambassador.

He won a scholarship to study at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Career summary

*1969: joined Foreign Office, London
*1970: posted to British High Commission, Nairobi
*1973: appointed Second (later First) Secretary, British Embassy in Sofia
*1975-1979: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
*1979-1982: First Secretary, British Embassy in Budapest
*1982-1985: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
*1993-1997: British High Commissioner to Uganda
*1994-1995: Non-resident British ambassador to Rwanda
*1994-1996: Non-resident British ambassador to Burundi
*1997-1999: Director, Public Diplomacy and Public Services, FCO, London
*1999-2001: British High Commissioner to Cyprus
*2001-2003: British High Commissioner to Kenya

Honours

*1994, CMG
*2005, Honorary Doctorate of Laws from University of Sunderland

Retirement

Sir Edward is now a member of the Trustee body of Leonard Cheshire, a disability organisation.

Family

Clay married Anne Stroud in 1969, and they had three daughters.

He is a cousin of the late Edward Hartley Clay, inventor of the infinitely variable gear which resides in the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and designer of an early prototype portable building.

References

*"Who's Who 2003" (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 415

External links

* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-tells-former-envoy-clay-he-is-persona-non-grata-778673.html Kenya tells former envoy Clay he is 'persona non grata']