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Oliver Forster

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Sir Oliver Grantham Forster KCMG LVO (2 September 1925 – 3 November 1999) was a British diplomat.

Personal life

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He was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and King's College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

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He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1951 and later served as UK Ambassador to Pakistan from 1979 to 1984. He was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 1961, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1976 and Knight Commander of that same order in 1983.

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ ‘FORSTER, Sir Oliver (Grantham)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by UK Ambassador to Pakistan
1979–1984
Succeeded by