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Robin William Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton, KCMG (born 13 December 1937) is a former diplomat and a former member of the House of Lords. He was appointed by Prime Minister Blair but moved to the crossbenches in 2007. He retired from the House in 2018.

The Right Honourable The Lord Renwick of Clifton KCMG

Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
In office 26 September 1997 – 31 March 2018 Life peerage
British Ambassador to the United States
In office 1991–1995
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	Antony Acland
Succeeded by	The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
British Ambassador to South Africa
In office 1987–1991
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	Patrick Moberly
Succeeded by	Anthony Reeve

Personal details
Born	(1937-12-13) 13 December 1937 (age 86)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Annie Renwick
Children	2 (1 son, 1 daughter)

Lord Renwick was educated at St Paul's School and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge, in 1962 with a Master of Arts in history. He further studied at the Sorbonne.

From 1956 to 1958 he completed national service in the British Army. In 1963 he entered the British Foreign Service and had the postings detailed below.

Renwick was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1980 New Year Honours^[1] and was promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1989 New Year Honours.^[2]

He was recommended for a life peerage and created Baron Renwick of Clifton, of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, on 26 September 1997.^[3]

Diplomatic posts held

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Diplomatic service:

Dakar, Senegal, 1963–64
Foreign Office, 1964–66
New Delhi, 1966–70
Private Secretary to Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 1970–72
First Secretary, Paris, 1972–76
Counsellor, Cabinet Office, 1976–78
Head of Rhodesia Department, FCO, 1978–80
Political Adviser to Governor of Rhodesia, 1980
Head of Chancery, Washington, 1981–84
Assistant Under-Secretary of State for European affairs, FCO, 1984–87. Helped to negotiate the 1984 UK rebate, a two-thirds reduction in the British financial contribution to the European Communities

Ambassador to:

South Africa, 1987–91; involved in the release of Nelson Mandela
United States, 1991–95

Directorates held

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Lord Renwick has served on the board of directors of the following firms:

He also served as Deputy Chairman, Robert Fleming Bank, then Deputy Chairman, Fleming Family and Partners

Vice-chairman, JP Morgan Europe
Vice-chairman, JP Morgan Cazenove (previously Cazenove)
Excelsior Mining Corp.

He currently serves as

Chairman, Advisory Board, Stonehage Fleming
Senior Adviser, Richemont
Advisory Board, Appian Capital
Director, Excelsior Mining
Chairman, Kropz plc

Bibliography

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A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the ‘Indispensable Nation’ (London: Biteback Publishing, 2023) ISBN 9781785907845
Not Quite A Diplomat: A Memoir(London: Biteback Publishing, 2019) ISBN 9781785904592
How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa(London: Biteback Publishing, 2018) ISBN 9781785903618
Fighting With Allies: America and Britain in Peace and War(London: Biteback Publishing, 2016) ISBN 9781849549790
The End of Apartheid Diary of a Revolution(London: Biteback Publishing, 2015) ISBN 9781849548656
Helen Suzman Bright Star In A Dark Chamber(London: Biteback Publishing, 2014) ISBN 9781849546676
A Journey with Margaret Thatcher(London: Biteback Publishing, 2013) ISBN 9781849545334
Economic Sanctions

References

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^ "No. 48041". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1979. p. 2.

^ "No. 51578". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1988. p. 3.

^ "No. 54907". The London Gazette. 1 October 1997. p. 11063.

The Rhodesia Settlement (De-Classified), Foreign & Commonwealth Office 2021

Robin Renwick, Not Quite a Diplomat (Memoir) Biteback Publishing 2019

Ann Bracken, "How to break into the White House", Biteback Publishing 2021

External links

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Interview with Robin William, Lord Renwick & transcript, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1998

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Antony Acland	British Ambassador to the United States 1991–1995	Succeeded by Sir John Kerr
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Newby	Gentlemen Baron Renwick of Clifton	Followed by The Lord Lang of Monkton

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