Michael Llewellyn-Smith

Sir Michael John Llewellyn-Smith KCVO CMG
Photographed in Warsaw, 1995
Born	(1939-04-25) 25 April 1939
Academic background
Education	Wellington College New College, Oxford
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland
In office 1991–1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Stephen Barrett
Succeeded by	Christopher Hum
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Greece
In office 1996–1999
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major Tony Blair (from 1997)
Preceded by	Oliver Miles
Succeeded by	David Madden

Sir Michael John Llewellyn-Smith KCVO CMG (born 25 April 1939) is a retired British diplomat and academic. He served as Ambassador to Poland from 1991 to 1996 and Ambassador to Greece from 1996 to 1999. He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London.

Early life

Llewellyn-Smith was born in 1939. He was educated at Wellington College, a private school in Crowthorne, Berkshire. He attended New College, Oxford, where he studied classics, ancient history and philosophy.

Diplomatic career

Llewellyn-Smith joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1970. On 29 March 1980, he was appointed Consul-General at Athens.

Later life

Following retirement, Llewellyn-Smith has spent his time writing and lecturing about Greek history and culture. He is visiting professor at the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London. He is a regular speaker on Swan Hellenic cruises.

Honours

On 25 March 1996, Llewellyn-Smith was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). He is an Honorary Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford.

Writings

In 1965, he published The Great Island: A Study of Crete. In 1973, he published the book Ionian Vision: Greece in Asia Minor, 1919–1922 on the Asia Minor Campaign. In 2004, he published Athens: A Cultural and Literary History. In 2021, he published Venizelos: The Making of a Greek Statesman 1864–1914, on the Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos.