Graham Boyce

Sir Graham Hugh Boyce KCMG (born 6 October 1945) is a British retired diplomat. He is the son of Commander Hugh Boyce and brother to Philip Boyce, who was president of the Royal College of Psychiatry in Australia, and Lord Boyce, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy and Chief of the Defence Staff.

Boyce married Janet Elizabeth Spencer on 11 April 1970. They have four children: James (b. 1971), Rachel (b. 1974), Sara (b. 1980), and Josephine (b. 1984). His grandchildren are Joey, Sienna, Iona, Amélie, Charlie, Alana, Lauren, Rufus, Wren and Leo.

Career

Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and at Jesus College, Cambridge. Sir Graham served in the Diplomatic Service between 1968 and 2003, during which time he held the following offices:

Consul-General to Sweden—1987 and 1990
Ambassador and Consul-General to Qatar—1990 – 1993
Ambassador to Kuwait—1996 – 1999
Ambassador to Egypt—1999 – 2001

Boyce was invested as a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 1991, and as a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) in 2001.

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References

Sources

Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9. OCLC 150226262.
Ragab, Ghada (19–25 July 2001). "Hooked on Egypt". Al-Ahram Weekly (543). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.