Sir Michael Scott KCVO CMG (19 May 1923 – 9 June 2004) was a British diplomat and colonial administrator.
Scott was educated at Dame Allan's School and then enrolled at Durham University.[1] He was granted an emergency commission in the Durham Light Infantry in 1941 and then transferred to the British Indian Army in 1943, joining the Royal Gurkha Rifles and serving in this unit until 1947.[2] During this time he became acquainted with the Urdu, Hindi, and Gurkhali languages.[2]
Career
He joined the Colonial Office in 1949 and moved to the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1957 (which would later merge with the Foreign Office).[1] He was First Secretary in Karachi (1958-1959); Deputy High Commissioner in Peshawar (1959-1962); Counsellor and Director, British Information Services in India, New Delhi (1963-1965); Head of East and Central Africa Department (1965-1968); and then Deputy High Commissioner in Nicosia (1968-1972).[1]
Scott headed three missions in his career: he was Ambassador to Nepal (1974-1977); High Commissioner to Malawi (1977-1979); and briefly High Commissioner to Bangladesh (1980-1981).[1] In retirement he became Secretary-General of the Royal Commonwealth Society (1983-1988).[1]
Honours
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) - 1979
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) - 1977
References
- ^ a b c d e "Scott, Sir Michael, (19 May 1923–9 June 2004)". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U34162. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Sir Michael Scott KCVO CMG" (PDF). The British-Nepal Society Journal (28): 56–57. 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- 1923 births
- 2004 deaths
- Royal Gurkha Rifles officers
- Durham Light Infantry officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Indian Army personnel of World War II
- British Indian Army officers
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- People educated at Dame Allan's School
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nepal
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malawi
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Alumni of King's College, Newcastle
- British expatriates in Pakistan
- British people in colonial India
- 20th-century British diplomats
- Civil servants in the Commonwealth Relations Office