Terence Garvey

Sir
Sir Terence Garvey
KCMG
British Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office
1973–1976
Preceded byJohn Killick
Succeeded byHoward Smith
British High Commissioner to India
In office
1971–1973
Preceded byMorrice James
Succeeded byMichael Walker
British Ambassador to Yugoslavia
In office
1968–1971
Preceded byDuncan Wilson
Succeeded byDugald Stewart
British Ambassador to Mongolia
In office
1963–1964
Succeeded byReginald Hibbert
British Chargé d'Affaires to China
In office
1963–1965
Preceded byMichael Stewart
Succeeded byDonald Hopson
Personal details
Born(1915-12-07)December 7, 1915
DiedDecember 7, 1986(1986-12-07) (aged 71)
EducationUniversity College, Oxford
OccupationDiplomat
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Sir Terence Garvey KCMG (7 December 1915 – 7 December 1986) was a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to the USSR.

Career

Terence Willcocks Garvey was educated at Felsted School and University College, Oxford (where he gained a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics), and was a Laming Fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1938. In the same year he joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. He served in the USA, Chile, Germany and Egypt as well as at the Foreign Office. He was Counsellor, HM Embassy, Belgrade, 1958–62; chargé d'affaires at Peking, and concurrently Britain's first ambassador to Mongolia, 1963–65; assistant Under-secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1965–68; ambassador to Yugoslavia 1968–71; High Commissioner to India 1971–73; and ambassador to the Soviet Union 1973–75.

After retiring from the Diplomatic Service Garvey became a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He is buried at Murrisk Abbey, county Mayo, Ireland.

Honours

Terence Garvey was appointed CMG in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1955 and knighted KCMG in the New Year Honours of 1969.

Publications

Offices held

References

  1. ↑ "No. 35068". The London Gazette. 7 February 1941. p. 751.
  2. ↑ "No. 35536". The London Gazette. 24 April 1942. p. 1810.
  3. ↑ "No. 42985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 1963. p. 3834.
  4. ↑ "No. 44723". The London Gazette. 26 November 1968. p. 12676.
  5. ↑ "No. 46216". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1974. p. 2410.
  6. ↑ "No. 40497". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3261.
  7. ↑ "No. 44740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1969. p. 4.