John Gray

Male, Deceased Person

1936 – 2003

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Who was John Gray?

Sir John Walton David Gray KBE CMG, was a senior British diplomat.

In 1987, as the British ambassador to Beirut, Gray unsuccessfully attempted to dissuade Terry Waite from re-entering Beirut without proper protection, with the result that Waite was kidnapped and held for nearly five years.

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Born
Oct 1, 1936
Education
  • Christ's College, Cambridge
Died
Sep 1, 2003

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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