William Sullivan (diplomat)

Sir William Sullivan
KBE CMG
British Ambassador to Mexico
In office
1954–1956
Preceded bySir John Taylor
Succeeded bySir Andrew Noble
British envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Romania
In office
1951–1954
Preceded bySir Walter Roberts
Succeeded bySir Dermot MacDermot
Personal details
Born11 October 1895
Died21 June 1971 (aged 75)
Children1
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationDiplomat

Sir William John Sullivan (11 October 1895 – 21 June 1971) was a British diplomat who served as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Romania from 1951 to 1954 and ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mexico from 1954 to 1956.

Early life and education

Sullivan was born on 11 October 1895, the son of William Charles Sullivan MD. He was educated at St Augustine's College, Kent and Trinity College Dublin.[1][2][3]

Career

Sullivan was commissioned into the army in 1915,[4] and after he was invalided out of military service in 1916 went to work as an administrative officer at the Central Control regulating traffic in liquor. In 1920, he entered the consular service,[5] and was posted successively to Tallinn in 1920; Bogota in 1924; Chicago in 1927; Marseille in 1930;[6] Genoa in 1935; and Madrid and Valencia in 1936.[1][2][3][7]

In 1939, he was attached to the Imperial Defence College before he was posted to Trieste as consul. From 1940 to 1941, he was part of the Spears Mission in London before he was transferred to Berne where he spent the duration of the war as counsellor and commercial secretary. After the war, he was a member of the UK delegation to the Paris Peace Conference and the Council of Foreign Ministers in New York. He also served from 1945 to 1950 as political adviser to the Commander, British-United States Zone in Trieste.[1][2][3]

In 1951, he was appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Romania, a post he held until 1954 when he was posted to Mexico as ambassador[8], serving until 1956. From 1956 to 1957, he was a member of the British permanent delegation to the United Nations.[1][3]

Personal life and death

Sullivan married Catherine Mary Meynell in 1922 and they had one son.[3]

Sullivan died on 21 June 1971, aged 75.[1]

Honours

Sullivan was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1950 New Year Honours.[9] He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1938 New Year Honours,[10] and promoted to Knight Commander (KBE) in the 1956 New Year Honours.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Obituary". The Times. 23 June 1971. p. 19.
  2. 1 2 3 Spink And Sons Ltd., London. The Foreign Office List And Diplomatic And Consular Year Book For 1949. p. 358.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 A. & C. Black (Publishers) Ltd. (1981). Who Was Who 1981: Vol 7 1971-1980. Internet Archive. London : A. & C. Black. p. 769. ISBN 978-0-7136-2176-1.
  4. ↑ "No. 29223". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 1915. p. 6685.
  5. ↑ "No. 13648". The Edinburgh Gazette. 5 November 1920. p. 2384.
  6. ↑ "No. 33664". The London Gazette. 25 November 1930. p. 7493.
  7. ↑ "No. 34331". The London Gazette. 13 October 1936. p. 6535.
  8. ↑ "No. 40230". The London Gazette. 13 July 1954. p. 4107.
  9. ↑ "No. 38797". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1950. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "No. 34469". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1938. p. 12.
  11. ↑ "No. 40669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1956. p. 21.
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