TATHAM, David, CMG (B.1939)
BDOHP Interview Index and Biographical Details David Everard Tatham, CMG, 1991 Biographical Details with (on right) relevant pages in the interview: Entered Diplomatic Service, 1960 pp 2-3 FCO, Atomic Energy and Disarmament Department, 1961-62 pp 3-4 UKMIS, New York, 1962-63 pp 4-5 Vice-consul commercial, Milan, 1963-67 pp 5-8 Treasury Centre course, 1967 p 8 MECAS, 1967-69 pp 8-10 Jeddah, 1969-70 pp 10-13 FCO, Near East Department, 1971 p 13 FCO, Middle East Department, 1972-73 pp 14-15 Oman, 1974-77 pp 16-19 FCO, Assistant Head of Middle East Department, 1977-80 pp 20-27 NATO Defence College, 1980-81 pp 27-28 Counsellor, Dublin, 1981-84 pp 28-32 Ambassador to Yemen Arab Republic and Djibouti, 1984-87 pp 32-38 FCO, Head of Falkland Islands Department, 1987-90 pp 39-41 Ambassador to Lebanese Republic, 1990-92 pp 41-47 Governor, Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South pp 48-53 Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, 1992-96 High Commissioner, Sri Lanka and Maldives, 1996-99 pp 54-59 1 British Diplomatic Oral History Programme Recollections of David Tatham CMG, recorded and transcribed by Martin Lamport, 18 February 2017 Early Life DT - I was born in 1939. My father was in the army. My mother had been a nurse before she married him. I was born in York, just before the outbreak of war. Because my father was in the army we seemed to move around a lot and I spent many of my early years in Nottingham or in Ireland.
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