Gladwyn Jebb
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The Right Honourable The Lord Gladwyn GCMG GCVO CB PC |
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Acting |
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In office 24 October 1945 – 2 February 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Trygve Lie |
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Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb 25 April 1900 United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 October 1996 (aged 96) Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Jebb, Lady Gladwyn |
| Religion | Anglican |
Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, 1st Baron Gladwyn GCMG GCVO CB PC known as Gladwyn Jebb (25 April 1900 – 24 October 1996), was a prominent British civil servant, diplomat and politician as well as the Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations for a little over three months.
The son of Sydney Jebb, of Firbeck Hall, Yorkshire, Jebb was educated at Eton College, then Magdalen College, Oxford, gaining a First in History. In 1929 he married Cynthia Noble, daughter of Sir Saxton Noble, 3rd Baronet, and granddaughter of Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet, with whom he had one son and two daughters: Miles, Vanessa, married to the historian Hugh Thomas, and Stella, married to the scientist Joel de Rosnay. His granddaughter is the international best selling author Tatiana de Rosnay.
Jebb entered the British Diplomatic Service in 1924, served in Tehran, where he became known to Harold Nicolson and to Vita Sackville-West. He later served in Rome, as well as at the Foreign Office in London where, amongst other positions, he served as the Private Secretary to the Head of the Diplomatic Service.
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