Anthony Galsworthy

British diplomat (1944– )

Sir Anthony Galsworthy

KCMG

British Ambassador to China
In office
1997–2002
Monarch| Elizabeth II
President| Jiang Zemin
Prime Minister| Tony Blair
Preceded by| Sir Leonard Appleyard
Succeeded by| Sir Christopher Hum
Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary
In office
1986–1988
Prime Minister| Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by| Sir Leonard Appleyard
Succeeded by| Sir Stephen Wall
Personal details
Born|  (1944-12-20) 20 December 1944 (age 79)
Parent|

* Arthur Galsworthy (father)

Education| St Paul's School, London
Alma mater| University of Cambridge (MA)

Sir Anthony Charles Galsworthy KCMG (born 20 December 1944) is a retired British diplomat (former ambassador to China) and amateur naturalist.

## Education[edit]

Galsworthy was educated at St Paul's School, an independent school for boys in London, followed by the University of Cambridge, where he obtained an MA.[1]

## Life and career[edit]

Galsworthy held a variety of posts in the Diplomatic Service, serving as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 1997 to 2002. He is the son of Arthur Galsworthy, and was appointed CMG in 1985 and KCMG in 1999.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Anthony Charles GALSWORTHY". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

* ‘GALSWORTHY, Sir Anthony (Charles)’, Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2010 ; online edn, October 2010 accessed 17 May 2011 doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U16695

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Sir Leonard Appleyard

|  Principal Private Secretary
to the Foreign Secretary
1986–1988  | Succeeded by

Sir Stephen Wall

Preceded by

Sir Leonard Appleyard

|  British Ambassador
to China
1997–2002  | Succeeded by

Sir Christopher Hum

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* France
* BnF data
* Germany
* Israel
* United States

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