Richard Best (diplomat)
Sir Richard Radford Best, KCVO, CBE (28 July 1933 – 7 March 2014) was a senior British diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Iceland from 1989 to 1991.[1]
Early life
[edit]Best was born in Worthing, West Sussex, on 28 July 1933. He studied history at University College London, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA).[1]
Career
[edit]On 31 December 1970, Best was appointed an officer of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.[2]
Honours
[edit]In the 1977 Queen's Birthday Honours, Best was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his services as First Secretary, H.M. Embassy Stockholm.[3] and a CBE in the 1989 New Year Honours for his service as Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria. On 26 June 1990, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), therefore granted the title of Sir.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sir Richard Best". The Times. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "No. 45301". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 February 1971. pp. 1289–1290.
- ^ "No. 47234". The London Gazette. 10 June 1977. pp. 7101–7102.
- ^ "No. 52213". The London Gazette. 17 July 1990. p. 11983.
- ^ "British Diplomatic Oral History Programme SIR RICHARD BEST Interview by John Hutson. Tuesday 5th March 1996" (PDF). Leicester University Oral History Programme. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Interview with Sir Richard Radford Best & transcript, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1996