Sir Francis Brian Anthony Rundall GCMG OBE (11 September 1908 – 7 July 1987) was a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Israel from 1957 to 1959 and British Ambassador to Japan from 1963 to 1967.

Sir Francis Rundall
British Ambassador to Japan
In office
1963–1967
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterAlec Douglas-Home
Harold Wilson
Preceded byOscar Morland
Succeeded byJohn Arthur Pilcher
British Ambassador to Israel
In office
1957–1959
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byJohn Walter Nicholls
Succeeded byPatrick Hancock
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York
In office
1953–1957
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterWinston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Preceded byHenry Hobson
Succeeded byHugh Stephenson
Personal details
Born(1908-09-11)11 September 1908
Kent, England
Died7 July 1987(1987-07-07) (aged 78)
Spouse
Mary Syrett
(m. 1935)
EducationMarlborough College
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
University of Berlin

Early life

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Rundall was born in Kent, England[1] on 11 September 1908. He was educated at Marlborough College, followed by the University of Cambridge[2] and the University of Berlin.[1]

Career

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Rundall entered the Diplomatic Service in 1930[2] as a consular officer.[1] He subsequently served as Head of the North American Department of the Foreign Office from 1947 to 1948, Head of the United Nations (Economic and Social) Department and Refugee Department of the Foreign Office from 1948 to 1949, an inspector from 1949 to 1953, New York Consul-General from 1953 to 1957, Ambassador to Israel from 1957 to 1959, Deputy Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Chief Clerk from 1959 to 1963 and Ambassador to Japan from 1963 to 1967.[3]

He was appointed a GCMG on 1 January 1968.[4]

Personal life

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Rundall married Mary Syrett on 26 January 1935.[5] His hobby was trout fishing. By 1956 he lived at 1 Beekman Place in New York and had two children being schooled in England.[1] He died on 7 July 1987.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hellman, Geoffrey T. (29 September 1956). "Happy Man". The New Yorker. p. 34. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Rundall, Sir Francis; Diplomat". Munzinger Online. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ Mackie, Colin (2014). A Directory of British Diplomats: Part 2 of 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 429.
  4. ^ "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 4.
  5. ^ "The Times Archive". The Times & The Sunday Times. 31 January 1935. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir Henry Hobson
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York
1953–1957
Succeeded by
Sir Hugh Stephenson
Preceded by British Ambassador to Israel
1957–1959
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Japan
1963–1967
Succeeded by