Francis Rundall

Sir Francis Rundall
GCMG OBE
Sir Francis Rundall GCMG OBE
British Ambassador to Japan
	In office; 1963–1967
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Alec Douglas-Home; Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Oscar Morland
Succeeded by	John Arthur Pilcher
British Ambassador to Israel
	In office; 1957–1959
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Harold Macmillan
Preceded by	John Walter Nicholls
Succeeded by	Patrick Hancock
Her Majesty's Consul-General in New York
	In office; 1953–1957
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill; Anthony Eden
Preceded by	Henry Hobson
Succeeded by	Hugh Stephenson
Personal details
Born	11 September 1908; Kent, England
Died	7 July 1987 (aged 78)
Spouse	Mary Syrett (m. 1935)
Education	Marlborough College
Alma mater	University of Cambridge; University of Berlin

Sir Francis Brian Anthony Rundall GCMG OBE (11 September 1908 – 7 July 1987) was a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Israel from 1957 to 1959 and British Ambassador to Japan from 1963 to 1967.

Early life

Rundall was born in Kent, England[1] on 11 September 1908. He was educated at Marlborough College, followed by the University of Cambridge[2] and the University of Berlin.[1]

Career

Rundall entered the Diplomatic Service in 1930[2] as a consular officer.[1] He subsequently served as Head of the North American Department of the Foreign Office from 1947 to 1948, Head of the United Nations (Economic and Social) Department and Refugee Department of the Foreign Office from 1948 to 1949, an inspector from 1949 to 1953, New York Consul-General from 1953 to 1957, Ambassador to Israel from 1957 to 1959, Deputy Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Chief Clerk from 1959 to 1963 and Ambassador to Japan from 1963 to 1967.[3]

He was appointed a GCMG on 1 January 1968.[4]

Personal life

Rundall married Mary Syrett on 26 January 1935.[5] His hobby was trout fishing. By 1956 he lived at 1 Beekman Place in New York and had two children being schooled in England.[1] He died on 7 July 1987.[2]

References

Hellman, Geoffrey T. (29 September 1956). "Happy Man". The New Yorker. p. 34. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
"Rundall, Sir Francis; Diplomat". Munzinger Online. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
Mackie, Colin (2014). A Directory of British Diplomats: Part 2 of 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 429.
"No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 4.
"The Times Archive". The Times & The Sunday Times. 31 January 1935. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

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[NewYorker-1] Hellman, Geoffrey T. (29 September 1956). "Happy Man". The New Yorker. p. 34. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[Munzinger-2] "Rundall, Sir Francis; Diplomat". Munzinger Online. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[3] Mackie, Colin (2014). A Directory of British Diplomats: Part 2 of 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 429.

[4] "No. 44484". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1967. p. 4.

[5] "The Times Archive". The Times & The Sunday Times. 31 January 1935. Retrieved 18 January 2021.