Nicholas Browne
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Sir Nicholas Browne KBE CMG |
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| Born |
Nicholas Walker Browne 17 December 1947 West Malling, Kent |
| Died | 14 January 2014 (aged 66) Somerset |
| Cause of death | Parkinson's disease |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Years active | 1969 to 2006 |
| Known for |
Ambassador to Iran (1999–2002) Ambassador to Denmark (2003–2006) |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Aldwinckle (1969–2014; his death) |
| Children | Four children |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (1999) Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2002) |
Sir Nicholas Walker Browne, KBE, CMG (17 December 1947 – 14 January 2014) was a British diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2002 and Ambassador to Denmark from 2003 to 2006.
Browne was born on 17 December 1947 in West Malling, Kent. He was the third of four sons born to Gordon Browne, a World War II British Army officer and later a member of the intelligence services. He was educated at Cheltenham College, a public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He won an open scholarship to study History at University College, Oxford. He captained the college rugby team, playing as hooker.
In 1969, after his graduation from university, Browne joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. His first posting to Iran was as Third Secretary in Tehran from 1971 to 1974. From 1976 to 1980, he was on loan to the Cabinet Office.
Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was asked by then foreign secretary David Owen to head an inquiry into why the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had failed to predict the fall of the Shah. In early 1980, he was posted to Southern Rhodesia as First Secretary and Head of Chancery. He attended the festivities that saw the transition of the country from Southern Rhodesia to Zimbabwe on 17/18 April 1980. Between 1981 and 1984, he was Desk Officer at the Maritime, Aviation and Environment Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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