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'''Sir Brian James Proetel Fall''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCVO|KCMG}} (born 13 December 1937) is a retired British diplomat who was the UK's Special Representative for the South Caucasus 2002–2012.

==Education==
Brian Fall was educated at [St Paul's School, London](/source/St_Paul's_School%2C_London), [Magdalen College, Oxford](/source/Magdalen_College%2C_Oxford), and the [University of Michigan Law School](/source/University_of_Michigan_Law_School). 

== Career ==
After [National Service](/source/Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom) in the British Army 1955–57, he continued as a reserve officer of the [Royal Military Police](/source/Royal_Military_Police).<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41206 |supp=y |page=6114 |date=22 October 1957}}</ref> He entered the [Diplomatic Service](/source/Her_Majesty's_Diplomatic_Service) in 1962 and was appointed an established officer of the Service in 1965.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=43871 |page=330 |date=11 January 1966}}</ref> He served in [Moscow](/source/Moscow) and [Geneva](/source/Geneva) before a year as Course Director at the [Civil Service College](/source/National_School_of_Government) 1970–71. After serving in the [Foreign Office](/source/Foreign_Office) and as consul at [New York](/source/New_York_City)<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=46505 |page=2796 |date=28 February 1975}}</ref> he spent a year as a visiting fellow at the [Center for International Affairs](/source/Center_for_International_Affairs) at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University).

After another period in Moscow, 1977–79, Fall was head of the Energy, Science and Space Department at the [Foreign and Commonwealth Office](/source/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office) (FCO) 1979–80 and then head of the Eastern European and Soviet Department 1980–81. He then spent three years as [Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs](/source/Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs), serving three Foreign Secretaries, [Lord Carrington](/source/Lord_Carrington), [Francis Pym](/source/Francis_Pym) and [Sir Geoffrey Howe](/source/Sir_Geoffrey_Howe). He then worked for Lord Carrington again as Director of the Private Office of the [Secretary General of NATO](/source/Secretary_General_of_NATO) before being appointed [Assistant Under Secretary of State](/source/Permanent_Secretary) (Defence) at the FCO 1986–88. He was then [Minister](/source/Minister_(diplomacy)) and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in [Washington](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) 1988–89, [High Commissioner to Canada](/source/List_of_High_Commissioners_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Canada) 1989–92 and [Ambassador to Russia](/source/List_of_Ambassadors_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Russia) 1992–95. As Ambassador to Russia just after the break-up of the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union), Fall was also accredited to nine [Post-Soviet states](/source/Post-Soviet_states) until they received their own ambassadors.

After retiring from the Diplomatic Service in 1995, Sir Brian Fall was principal of [Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford](/source/Lady_Margaret_Hall%2C_Oxford), from 1995 to 2002. He was also an adviser to [Rio Tinto Group](/source/Rio_Tinto_Group) and a governor of [St Mary's School (Calne)](/source/St_Mary's_School_(Calne)).

In 2002 Sir Brian was appointed the UK's Special Representative for [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country)),<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000956/http://www.gov-news.org/gov/uk/news/fco_announces_new_uk_special_representative/28024.html FCO Announces New UK Special Representative For Georgia]}}, 1 October 2002</ref> becoming a member of the "Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General on Georgia".<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/2002/oct/16/georgia Georgia] – ''Hansard'', 16 October 2002</ref> This appointment was later expanded to cover the whole of the [South Caucasus](/source/South_Caucasus).<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/ldhansrd/text/70522-0011.htm Lords ''Hansard'' text for 22 May 2007]</ref>

==Honours==
Brian Fall was appointed CMG in the [Queen's Birthday Honours](/source/Queen's_Birthday_Honours) of 1984,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49768 |supp=y |page=3 |date=16 June 1984}}</ref> knighted KCMG in the [New Year Honours](/source/New_Year_Honours) of 1992<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52767 |supp=y |page=3 |date=31 December 1991}}</ref> and received the additional knighthood of GCVO in 1994.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=53852 |page=16181 |date=18 November 1994}}</ref> He was elected an honorary Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, on retiring as Principal.<ref>[http://www.lmh.ox.ac.uk/Tutors/Lecturers-%281%29/Profiles/Sir-Brian-Fall.aspx Profile: Sir Brian Fall] – Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford</ref> He was awarded an honorary doctorate by [York University, Toronto](/source/York_University%2C_Toronto), in 2002.<ref>[http://news.yorku.ca/2002/10/28/york-university-to-award-honorary-degrees-to-former-ontario-lt-gov-hilary-weston-retired-british-diplomat-sir-brian-fall/ York University to award honorary degrees to former Ontario Lt.-Gov. Hilary Weston, retired British diplomat Sir Brian Fall] – York University</ref>

==Offices held==
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{{s-bef |before=[George Walden](/source/George_Walden) }}
{{s-ttl |title =[Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary](/source/Principal_Private_Secretary_to_the_Foreign_Secretary) |years=1982–1984}}
{{s-aft |after =[Leonard Appleyard](/source/Leonard_Appleyard)}}
{{s-bef |before=[Sir Alan Urwick](/source/Sir_Alan_Urwick)}}
{{s-ttl |title =[High Commissioner to Canada](/source/List_of_High_Commissioners_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Canada) |years=1989–1992 }}
{{s-aft |after =[Nicholas Bayne](/source/Nicholas_Bayne) }}
{{s-bef |before=[Sir Rodric Braithwaite](/source/Rodric_Braithwaite)}}
{{s-ttl |title =[Ambassador to Russia](/source/List_of_Ambassadors_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_Russia) |years=1992–1995}}
{{s-aft |after =[Sir Andrew Wood](/source/Andrew_Wood_(diplomat))}}
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{{s-bef|before=[Duncan Stewart](/source/Duncan_Stewart_(academic))}}
{{s-ttl|title=Principal of [Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford](/source/Lady_Margaret_Hall%2C_Oxford) |years=1995–2002}}
{{s-aft|after=[Frances Lannon](/source/Frances_Lannon)}}
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==References==
* [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U15413 FALL, Sir Brian (James Proetel)], ''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013)
* {{cite web |url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/who-we-are/special-representatives/brian-fall |title=Sir Brian Fall: Special Representative for South Caucasus |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011090152/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/who-we-are/special-representatives/brian-fall |archivedate=11 October 2012 |df=dmy |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |date=9 September 2010}}
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