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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Derek Malcolm Day KCMG (29 November 1927 – 7 March 2015)[1] was a British diplomat and field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2]
Field hockey
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Afield hockey player, Day competed for Great Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics winning a bronze medal and played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club.[3]
Diplomatic career
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Day joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1951 and went on to serve as UK Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1975 to 1978, and UK High Commissioner to Canada from 1984 to 1987. He was made KCMG in 1984, having been made CMG in 1973.[4]
Honours
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References
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^ ‘DAY, Sir Derek (Malcolm)’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
^ "OUR HOCKEY CORRESPONDENT. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 27 May 1952". The Times Digital Archive.
^ "Day, Sir Derek (Malcolm), (29 Nov. 1927–7 March 2015), HM Diplomatic Service, retired; High Commissioner to Canada, 1984–87". Who's Who 2019. 1 December 2016. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u13268. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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