Michael Burton (diplomat)
Sir Michael St Edmund Burton KCVO CMG (born 1937) is a retired British diplomat.[1]
Biography
Born on 18 October 1937, Burton was educated at Bedford School and Magdalen College, Oxford, and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1960.[2]
He was British Minister in Berlin, 1985-1992, acting as Deputy Commandant to the British Military Government, 1985-1990, and Head of the British Embassy Office, 1990-1992; Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office (Middle East), 1993; and British Ambassador to the Czech Republic, 1994-1997.[3]
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References
Positions held
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Brighty |
Ambassador to the Czech Republic 1994–1997 |
Succeeded by David Broucher |
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