John Russell (diplomat)

Sir John Wriothesley Russell GCVO CMG (22 August 1914 – 3 August 1984) was a British diplomat and ambassador.

Sir John Russell GCVO CMG
British Ambassador to Ethiopia
Personal details
Born	John Wriothesley Russell (1914-08-22)22 August 1914
Died	3 August 1984(1984-08-03) (aged 69)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Aliki Diplarakou ​ ​ (m. 1945⁠–⁠1984)​
Children	2
Parent	Thomas Wentworth Russell (father)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A.)
Occupation	Diplomat

He was the only son of Thomas Wentworth Russell, better known as Russell Pasha, who was descended from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford.

He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). He was part of the British Embassy in Moscow in 1941 and in 1956, also with a M.A. degree, after which he was awarded a CMG in the 1958 Birthday Honours. He was British Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1962–1966, was awarded a KCVO in 1965, being British Ambassador to Brazil, 1966–1969, GCVO in 1968, and British Ambassador to Spain, 1969 – 1974.

He was married to Aliki Diplarakou, the first Greek Miss Europe, and had a son, Alexander, and a daughter, Georgiana.

He was interviewed briefly in the famous documentary series The World At War in 1973.

Ancestry

Ancestors of John Russell (diplomat)

16. John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford 8. Lord Charles Russell 17. Lady Georgina Gordon 4. (Rev.) Henry Charles Russell 18. William Griffith Davies 9. Isabella Clarissa Davies 2. Sir Thomas Wentworth Russell 20. Henry Willoughby 10. Henry Willoughby 21. Charlotte Eyre 5. Leila Louisa Millicent Willoughby 22. Alexander William Robert Macdonald 11. Julia Louisa Bosville 23. Matilda Eliza Moffat Bayard 1. Sir John Wriothesley Russell 6. Francis Moore 3. Evelyn Corothea Temple Moore

References

• Charles Mosley, editor, "Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage", 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 321.