John Walter Nicholls

Sir John Nicholls
GCMG OBE
Born
John Walter Nicholls

(1909-10-04)4 October 1909
London
Died25 October 1970(1970-10-25) (aged 61)
Felstead
Spouse(s)Dominie Vlasto (1911–2007), m.1935
Children2 daughters, 1 son

Sir John Walter Nicholls GCMG OBE (4 October 1909 – 25 October 1970) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Israel, Yugoslavia, Belgium and South Africa.

Biography

Nicholls was educated at Malvern College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Office with the rank of third secretary in 1932.[1] In 1939 he was seconded to the Ministry of Economic Warfare and was appointed OBE for his work there in the 1941 Birthday Honours.[2] He was Commercial Counsellor in the British embassy at Lisbon 1943-1944, in the Control Commission for Austria 1944–46, Head of the Supply and Relief Department at the Foreign Office 1946-47, Head of German Trade/Commercial and Industry Department, at the Foreign Office 1947-49, Minister at Moscow 1949-51, Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1951–54, ambassador to Israel 1954–57, ambassador to Yugoslavia 1957–60, ambassador to Belgium 1960–63, Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1963–66,[3] and ambassador to South Africa 1966–69.[4]

Nicholls was appointed CMG in the 1948 Birthday Honours,[5] knighted KCMG in the 1956 New Year Honours[6] and raised to GCMG in the 1970 New Year Honours.[7]

Offices held

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Tel Aviv
1954–1957 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Belgrade
1957–1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Brussels
1960–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Cape Town
1966–1969 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "No. 33880". The London Gazette. 4 November 1932. p. 6997.
  2. ^ "No. 35184". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1941. p. 3288.
  3. ^ The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book for 1964. Harrison and Sons. 1964. p. 328.
  4. ^ "No. 44448". The London Gazette. 10 November 1967. p. 12218.
  5. ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette. 10 June 1948. p. 3369.
  6. ^ "No. 40669". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1955. p. 5.
  7. ^ "No. 44999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1969. p. 4.