Allan Ramsay (diplomat)

Sir Allan John Heppel Ramsay KBE CMG (born 19 October 1937) is a retired British diplomat.

The son of Norman Ramsay Ramsay and Evelyn Faith Sorel-Cameron, Ramsay was educated at Bedford School and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1] At one point he also studied at Durham University – he does not provide any dates in his Who's Who entry.[1]

He was in the British Army from 1957-1970, serving in the Somerset Light Infantry until 1964, followed by two years in the Trucial Oman Scouts, and finally joining the Durham Light Infantry for the remainder of his service.[1] He attended MECAS from 1968-1969 and then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970.[1]

He was British Ambassador to the Lebanon, 1988-1990, British Ambassador to the Sudan, 1990-1991[2] and British Ambassador to Morocco, 1992-1996.[1]