John Walter Nicholls
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| office = [[ |
| office = [[British Ambassador to South Africa]] |
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| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] |
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] |
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| term_start = 1966 |
| term_start = 1966 |
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| term_end = 1969 |
| term_end = 1969 |
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| prime_minister = [[Harold Wilson]] |
| prime_minister = [[Harold Wilson]] |
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| predecessor = [[ |
| predecessor = [[Sir Hugh Stephenson]] |
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| successor = [[Arthur Snelling|Sir Arthur Snelling]] |
| successor = [[Arthur Snelling|Sir Arthur Snelling]] |
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| office1 = [[ |
| office1 = [[British Ambassador to Belgium]] |
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| monarch1 = [[Elizabeth II]] |
| monarch1 = [[Elizabeth II]] |
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| term_start1 = 1960 |
| term_start1 = 1960 |
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| term_end1 = 1963 |
| term_end1 = 1963 |
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| prime_minister1 = [[Harold Macmillan]] |
| prime_minister1 = [[Harold Macmillan]] |
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| predecessor1 = [[ |
| predecessor1 = [[Sir George Labouchère]] |
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| successor1 = [[Roderick Barclay|Sir Roderick Barclay]] |
| successor1 = [[Roderick Barclay|Sir Roderick Barclay]] |
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| office2 = [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Serbia|British Ambassador to Yugoslavia]] |
| office2 = [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Serbia|British Ambassador to Yugoslavia]] |
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| predecessor2 = [[Frank Roberts (diplomat)|Sir Frank Roberts]] |
| predecessor2 = [[Frank Roberts (diplomat)|Sir Frank Roberts]] |
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| successor2 = [[Michael Creswell|Sir Michael Creswell]] |
| successor2 = [[Michael Creswell|Sir Michael Creswell]] |
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| office3 = [[ |
| office3 = [[British Ambassador to Israel]] |
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| monarch3 = [[Elizabeth II]] |
| monarch3 = [[Elizabeth II]] |
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| term_start3 = 1954 |
| term_start3 = 1954 |
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| term_end3 = 1957 |
| term_end3 = 1957 |
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| prime_minister3 = [[ [[ [[Harold Macmillan]] |
| prime_minister3 = [[Sir Winston Churchill]] [[Sir Anthony Eden]] [[Harold Macmillan]] |
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| predecessor3 = [[Francis Evans (diplomat)|Sir Francis Evans]] |
| predecessor3 = [[Francis Evans (diplomat)|Sir Francis Evans]] |
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| successor3 = [[Francis Rundall|Sir Francis Rundall]] |
| successor3 = [[Francis Rundall|Sir Francis Rundall]] |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Nicholls was educated at [[Malvern College]] and [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]. He joined the [[Foreign Office]] with the rank of third secretary in 1932.{{London Gazette |issue=33880 |date=4 November 1932 |page=6997}} In 1939 he was seconded to the [[Ministry of Economic Warfare]] and was appointed [[ |
Nicholls was educated at [[Malvern College]] and [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]]. He joined the [[Foreign Office]] with the rank of third secretary in 1932.{{London Gazette |issue=33880 |date=4 November 1932 |page=6997}} In 1939 he was seconded to the [[Ministry of Economic Warfare]] and was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] for his work there in the [[1941 Birthday Honours]].{{London Gazette |issue=35184 |supp=y |date=6 June 1941 |page=3288}} He was Commercial Counsellor in the British embassy at Lisbon 1943-1944, in the [[Allied Commission|Control Commission]] for Austria 1944–46, Head of the Supply and Relief Department at the Foreign Office 1946-47, Head of German Trade/Commercial and Industry Department, at the Foreign Office 1947-49, [[Minister (diplomacy)|Minister]] at Moscow 1949-51, Assistant [[Permanent Secretary (United Kingdom)|Under-Secretary of State]] at the Foreign Office 1951–54, [[ambassador]] to Israel 1954–57, ambassador to [[Yugoslavia]] 1957–60, ambassador to Belgium 1960–63, Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1963–66,{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9ofAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA328 |title=The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book for 1964 |publisher=Harrison and Sons |year=1964 |page=328}} and ambassador to South Africa 1966–69.{{London Gazette |issue=44448 |date=10 November 1967 |page=12218}} |
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Nicholls was appointed [[ |
Nicholls was appointed [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] in the [[1948 Birthday Honours]],{{London Gazette |issue=38311 |date=10 June 1948 |page=3369}} knighted [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] in the [[1956 New Year Honours]]{{London Gazette |issue=40669 |supp=y |date=30 December 1955 |page=5}} and raised to [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] in the [[1970 New Year Honours]].{{London Gazette |issue=44999 |supp=y |date=30 December 1969 |page=4}} |
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==Offices held== |
==Offices held== |
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