Christopher Meyer
British diplomat (1944–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Christopher John Rome Meyer KCMG (22 February 1944 – 27 July 2022) was a British diplomat who served as the Ambassador to the United States (1997–2003), Ambassador to Germany (1997), and the chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (2003–2009).
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Sir Christopher Meyer | |
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British Ambassador to the United States | |
In office 1997–2003 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
President | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Sir John Kerr |
Succeeded by | Sir David Manning |
British Ambassador to Germany | |
In office 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
President | Roman Herzog |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
Preceded by | Sir Nigel Broomfield |
Succeeded by | Sir Paul Lever |
Downing Street Press Secretary | |
In office 1993–1996 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Gus O'Donnell |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Haslam |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher John Rome Meyer (1944-02-22)22 February 1944 Beaconsfield, England |
Died | 27 July 2022(2022-07-27) (aged 78) Megève, France |
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Children | 4 |
Education | Lancing College |
Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
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He was married to Catherine Laylle, founder of the charity Parents & Abducted Children Together and life peer, and an active board member of the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy.