Ian Mackley

Ian Warren Mackley CMG CVO (31 March 1942 – 2 January 2014[1]) was a British diplomat.

Mackley was educated at Ardingly College. He was British Chargé d'Affaires to Afghanistan between (1987–1989), and went on to serve as British High Commissioner to Ghana between 1996–2000 where he concurrently served as non-resident ambassadors to Togo.[2] He featured in a satirical cartoon strip by Steve Bell in The Guardian when the British mission withdrew from Afghanistan at the time of the Taliban takeover. After retiring from the FCO in 2001 he served as a clerk in the House of Lords.

Honours

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References

  1. MACKLEY
  2. "List of British High Commissioners to Ghana". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Charles Drace-Francis
British Chargé d'Affaires to Afghanistan
1987–1989
Succeeded by
No representation
Preceded by
David Walker
British High Commissioner to Ghana
1996–2000
Succeeded by
Dr Roderick Pullen
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