About Sir Christopher Meyer

Sir Christopher Meyer was born in Beaconsfield, England on February 22, 1944. He was educated at Lancing College and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he read History. After Cambridge, he spent a year at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna, Italy.

Sir Christopher joined the Diplomatic Service in 1966. After two years in London, he was posted to Moscow from 1968 to 1970, and then to Madrid from 1970 to 1973.

On returning to London, Sir Christopher worked as Head of the Soviet Section in the East European and Soviet Department. In 1976, he was transferred to the Policy Planning Staff as speech-writer to the Foreign Secretary. In this capacity he worked until 1978 for three foreign Secretaries: James Callaghan (later Lord Callaghan), the late Anthony Crosland, and David Owen (later Lord Owen).

In 1978, Sir Christopher was posted to Brussels to the UK Representation to the European Communities where he specialized in trade policy. From there he went in 1982 to Moscow as Political Counselor.

On returning to London in 1984, he spent four years as Foreign Office Spokesman and Press Secretary to the then-Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe.

In 1988-89, Sir Christopher spent a sabbatical year as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University’s Center for International Affairs, after which he was posted to Washington as Minister with responsibility for trade policy. In 1992, he was promoted to Minister and Deputy Head of Mission.

On returning to London in 1994, Sir Christopher was appointed Government Spokesman and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister. He served as British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from March 1997 to October 1997, when he was appointed Ambassador to the United States.

Sir Christopher was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in the 1997/98 New Years Honours list.

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Louisiana District Export Council

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Louisiana International Trade Commission

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