Reginald Secondé

Sir Reginald Louis Secondé KCMG CVO (28 July 1922 – 26 October 2017) was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Chile, Romania and Venezuela. He was the son of Lt-Colonel Emile Charles Secondé and Dorothy Kathleen (née Sutherland). On 4 June 1951, he married Catherine Penelope Sneyd-Kynnersley (9 October 1919 – June 2004).

Secondé was educated at Beaumont and King's College, Cambridge. He served during the Second World War as a Major in the Coldstream Guards.

Predeceased by his wife, Secondé had one son, two daughters and grandchildren. He died on 26 October 2017 at the age of 95.[1]

References

1. Seconde

• Who's Who 2010
• And then by chance, autobiography

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by David Hildyard	British Ambassador to Chile 1973–76	Succeeded by No representation – until John Heath
Preceded by Jeffrey Petersen	British Ambassador to Romania 1977–79	Succeeded by Paul Holmer
Preceded by Sir Jock Taylor	British Ambassador to Venezuela 1979–82	Succeeded by Hugh Carless