Judith Macgregor
Judith Macgregor | |
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| Born | 17 June 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Dame Judith Anne Macgregor DCMG LVO DL (née Brown; born 17 June 1952) is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to South Africa from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as Ambassador to Slovakia from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador to Mexico from 2009 to 2013.
Career
[edit]Macgregor was educated at St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served at Belgrade, Prague and Paris, besides posts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), before being appointed ambassador to Slovakia 2004–07. She was Migration Director at the FCO 2007–09, ambassador to Mexico 2009–13, and High Commissioner to South Africa from October 2013 to March 2017.[1]
Macgregor was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1992 on the occasion of a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Paris, where Macgregor was First Secretary.[2] She was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2012 New Year Honours[3] and Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[4]
In August 2021, Macgregor was named as interim chair of the British Tourist Authority. [5]
Family
[edit]Macgregor is married to John Macgregor, a retired British ambassador. They have three sons and a daughter.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Change of British High Commissioner to South Africa, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 July 2013
- ^ "No. 52977". The London Gazette. 30 June 1992. p. 10977.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 3.
- ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N4.
- ^ "Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG LVO appointed as Interim Chair of the British Tourist Authority". DCMS. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG, LVO". gov.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Macgregor, Judith Anne, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- "HE Mrs Judith Macgregor, CMG, LVO". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
- British women ambassadors
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Slovakia
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico
- Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Eswatini
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Lesotho
- Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Deputy lieutenants of Hampshire
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order