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Donald Maclean, English diplomat and KGB spyDonald Duart Maclean (1913-1983), the former English Foreign Office diplomat and member of the Cambridge Spies, who spied for the KGB during the Second World War and beyond
Henry Kissinger, American politician and diplomatHenry Alfred Kissinger (b 1923), German-born American political scientist, diplomat, 56th US Secretary of State 1973-1977. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his role in US foreign policy
Mao Zedong meeting Che GuevaraChinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao. Seen here meeting and greeting Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928-1967), the Argentinian Marxist revolutionary
William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, printerWilliam Caxton (c1415-1422--c1492), English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is considered to be the first English person to work as a printer
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet politicianVyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (1890-1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, serving twice as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and once as Premier (1930-1941). Date: circa 1940s
Lord Clarendon, George William Frederick VilliersGeorge William Frederick Villiers, the 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870), leading English Whig politician, who served as Lord Privy Seal
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841 - 1917), statesman and diplomat, notably in Egypt. Date: 1898
TURKISH AMBASSADOR 1721Yirmisekiz Mehmed Celebi Efendi (c. 1670?1732), (Mehmed Efendi or Mehemet Effendi), special ambassador from the Sultan of Turkey to the court of Louis XV in France. Date: 1721
Sheikh Hafiz Wahab - Saudi ambassador 1930 to 1956Sheikh Hafiz Wahab - Saudi ambassador to London from 1930 to 1956 - seen here leaving the state opening of parliament in the 1930s
Li Hongzhang, China, c. 1890 sLi Hongzhang, China, c.1890s Li Hongzhang was a politican, diplomat and general during the late Qing dynasty. sometimes known as Earl Li
Emile Felix Fleury, French general and diplomatVintage 19th century photograph: Emile Felix Fleury, French general and diplomat
Earl of ChesterfieldPhilip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time. Date: 1875
Lord Cromer, President of the Mens League Lord Cromer, President of the Mens LeagueEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator, and President of the Mens League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. 1910
Joseph Kennedy working at the US embassy, September 1939Joseph Kennedy, photographed working at the US embassy, where his father worked at the time, to help with the processing of the rush of Americans trying to leave Britain
British ambassadors returned to England, September 1939Sir Nevile Henderson, British ambassador to Germany, his wife and son, seen with Sir Nevile Bland, British ambassador to the Netherlands in England, having returned from Berlin
William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat and writerWilliam Caxton (c1422 - 1491), English merchant, diplomat, writer, printer and bookseller, thought to be the first person to introduce the printing press to England, in 1476
Roger David Casement, diplomat and Irish nationalistRoger David Casement (1864-1916), diplomat, humanitarian activist, poet, Irish nationalist and leader of the Easter Rising of April 1916
Portrait of Robert Schomburgk, Victorian ichthyologist, zoologist and diplomat. Steel engraving by Freeman from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana
Joseph Bonaparte, French diplomat and nobleman, elder brother of Napoleon 1768-1844. Handcoloured lithograph by Legenissel from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la
Cardinal Joseph Fesch, Prince of France, diplomat and uncle to Napoleon 1763-1839. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, statesman and diplomat 1719-1787. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Camille d Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard (1652-1728), French diplomat, military commander and Marshal of France. He wears the ceremonial robes of the Ordres du roi
Abel Servien, Marquis de Sable, French diplomat, 1593-1669. Handcoloured lithograph after a contemporary engraving from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France
Francois Annibal d Estrees (1573-1670)Francois Annibal d Estrees, (1573-1670), French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait by Jean Valdor from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes
Hubert Languet, French diplomat, reign of King Charles IX of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 47 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
Outbreak of WWII - Germans leave London 1939Dr. Kordt, German Charge d Affaires in London, leaving the capital with his wife upon declaration of war in September 1939. Date: 1939
Dame Barbara Salt (1904-1975), the first British woman in the Diplomatic Service to become Counsellor, Minister and Ambassador-Designate
Charles Gates Dawes, American banker and politicianCharles Gates Dawes, American banker, general, diplomat, Republican politician and 30th Vice President of the United States, 1925-1929. circa 1927
Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1526 - 1596), English nobleman and courtier. He was the patron of Lord Chamberlains Men, William Shakespeares playing company
Joseph Hodges Choate - American Ambassador to the UKHis X cellency. Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) - The American Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1899-1905) - very popular
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841 - 1917), British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. Date: circa 1890s
Paris, France - L Ecole Speciale d Administration - 28, Boulevard des Invalides Date: 1933
Edmund Hammond, Vanity Fair, ApeEDMUND HAMMOND, 1st Baron Hammond of Kirkella (1802-1890) British diplomat and civil servant, serving as Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1854 to 1873
A FRENCH DIPLOMAT, 1850A French diplomat in his official uniform Date: 1850
MARQUIS DE SOVERAL Portuguese diplomat Date: -
Whitehall Yard from the street opposite the Horse Guards. The house of Lord Cathcart, a Scottish soldier and diplomat, is on the left
First audience of a British minister with tycoon of JapanFirst audience of a British minister with the tycoon of Japan at Jeddo - from a sketch by S. J. Gowan. The meeting took place on 25 August 1860 at 9am in the morning, the time appointed for Mr
Winifred Bennett, nee Youell, wife of diplomat Percy Bennett. Winifred, or Wendy was the mistress of General Sir John French, Commander in Chief of the British Army during the First World War
The Hon. Pamela Digby (later Churchill, then Harriman)Pamela Harriman Churchill (1920 - 1997), later wife of Randolph Churchill, daughter-in-law to Winston Churchill, socialite, political activist and diplomat
Sir Eyre CroweBritish diplomat Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe GCB GCMG (18641925). Date: 1925
Pamela Digby (later Churchill, then Harriman)Pamela Harriman Churchill (1920 - 1997), photographed here to announce her engagement to Randolph Churchill, child of Winston Churchill, socialite, political activist and diplomat. Date: 1939
JEAN NICOT French diplomat and scholar who introduced tobacco from Portugal into France
Austen Henry LayardAUSTEN HENRY LAYARD Archaeologist and diplomat
Joseph P. Kennedy bidding farewellJoseph P. Kennedy Snr (1888-1969) saying goodbye to his secretary James Seymour at the end of his tenure as US ambassador to the United Kingdom. Date: 1940
Tartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar, ChinaTartars of Naun Koton or Tsitsikar (Xixigar), China, taken from Eberhard Isbrand Ides, a Danish traveller and diplomat who travelled in China in the early 1690s. circa 1760
Sir Percy CoxPortrait of Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (1864 - 1937), British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. 1922
Lady Hardinge, Winifred Selina Sturt Hardinge (1868-1914), cousin and wife of Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
The Young Fortune Tellers, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, depicting Lord Henry John Spencer (1770-1795), later a British diplomat and politician, and Lady Charlotte Spencer (later Charlotte Nares)