Roger Beetham

Roger Campbell Beetham CMG LVO (22 November 1937 – 19 September 2009) was a British diplomat

Beetham was educated at Peter Symonds College and Brasenose College, Oxford.[1] He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1960.[1] He was Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Helsinki from 1972, before being seconded to the European Commission in Brussels, where he served as spokesman for Roy Jenkins, who was then President of the Commission.[1]

He then served consecutively as Counsellor (Economic and Commercial) in New Delhi (1981-1985); Head of Maritime, Aviation and Environment Department at the Foreign Office in London (1985-1990); Ambassador to Senegal (1990-1993); and finally Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (1993-1997).[1]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
John Macrae		 British Ambassador to Senegal
1990-1993		 Succeeded by
Alan Furness
Preceded by
Noël Marshall		 Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe
1993-1997		 Succeeded by
Andrew Carter

Honours

References
  1. "Beetham, Roger Campbell, (22 Nov. 1937–19 Sept. 2009)". Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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