Sir John Ramsden, 9th Baronet
Sir John Ramsden, Bt | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Croatia | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Jarrold |
| Succeeded by | Gavin Blunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Charles Josslyn Ramsden 19 August 1950 |
| Relations | Sir Charles Wickham (grandfather) |
| Parents | Sir Caryl Ramsden, Bt Anne Wickham |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir John Charles Josslyn Ramsden, 9th Baronet (born 19 August 1950) is a retired British diplomat and one of the Ramsden baronets.[1]
Early life[edit]
Ramsden was born on 19 August 1950. He was a son of Anne Wickham and Sir Caryl Oliver Imbert Ramsden, 8th Baronet (1915–1987), was also a diplomat and was appointed Consul-General for Lower Saxony and was appointed CMG and CVO.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Lt.-Col. Josslyn Vere Ramsden (a son of John Charles Francis Ramsden) and Olive Clotilde Bouhier Imbert-Terry (a daughter of Frederic William Imbert-Terry, Seigneur de la Terrière). His maternal grandparents were Lt.-Col. Sir Charles George Wickham and Phyllis Amy Rose.[3]
Ramsden was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4] In 1987, he succeeded as the 9th Baronet Ramsden of Byram.[5]
Career[edit]
After two years in merchant banking with Dawnay Day, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1975.[4]
Early in his career he served in Vienna with the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions negotiations and then became Head of Chancery and Consul in Hanoi in 1980.[4] After some years in London he was Counsellor in East Berlin (1990) and subsequently Deputy Head of Mission in Berlin (1991-1993); Head of the Information Department at the Foreign Office (1993-1996); Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations in Geneva (1996-1999); Head of the Central and North West Europe Department (1999-2003); and finally Ambassador to Croatia (2004-2008).[4]
In August 2005 his name appeared on a list of alleged MI6 Officers leaked to the website Cryptome.[6]
Personal life[edit]
On 14 December 1985, married Jennifer Jane Bevan, daughter of Rear-Admiral Christopher Martin Bevan and the former Patricia Bedford. Together, they are the parents of:[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665-1707), Exeter: William Pollard and Co, retrieved 9 October 2018
- ↑ Foreign Office, The London Gazette 14 January 1958, p. 307
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Ramsden, Sir John (Charles Josslyn), (born 19 Aug. 1950)". Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ↑ "Huddesfield's history". Huddersfield Local History Society. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "List of MI6 Officers Worldwide 3". CRYPTOME. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nicholas Jarrold |
British Ambassador to Croatia 2004–2008 |
Succeeded by Gavin Blunt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Caryl Ramsden |
Baronet (of Byram) 1987–present |
Incumbent |
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