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Michael Wright (diplomat)

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Sir Michael Wright
Personal details
Born3 December 1901
Died10 June 1976
Alma materWinchester College
Balliol College

Sir Michael Robert Wright, GCMG (3 December 1901 – 10 June 1976) was a British diplomat. 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sir Michael Wright". The Times. 12 June 1976. p. 16.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "British ambassador and wife trapped for eight hours". Alamy. Retrieved 9 September 2021.