James Adams (diplomat)
Sir William James Adams | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 April 1932 |
| Died | 24 April 2020 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Spouse | Donatella Adams (1961-2020) (Donatella Adams died 2023) |
| Children | 3 |
Sir William James Adams KCMG (30 April 1932 – 24 April 2020[1]) was a British diplomat.
Born in Wolverhampton, England, he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Shrewsbury School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia (1984–1987) and Egypt (1987–1992).[2]
He died on the 24th April 2020, outlived by his wife, Donatella Adams (1940-2023), an Italian-born woman, who died three years later in 2023. They married in 1961.
References
- General
- Who's Who in the Arab World, 1997–1998 (13th ed.). Gale / Cengage Learning. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 978-2-903188-13-9. OCLC 37362961.
- Footnotes
- ↑ Adams
- ↑ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
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- 1932 births
- 2020 deaths
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- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Egypt
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