{{Short description|British diplomat}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Roger Westbrook | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | honorific_suffix = CMG | image = | caption = | monarch = Elizabeth II | office = British Ambassador to Portugal | term_start = 1995 | term_end = 1999 | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = 9th British High Commissioner to Tanzania | term_start1 = 1992 | term_end1 = 1995 | predecessor1 = Thorold Masefield | successor1 = Alan Montgomery | office2 = 13th British Ambassador to Zaire | term_start2 = 1991 | term_end2 = 1992 | predecessor2 = Robert Cormack | successor2 = Marcus Hope | office3 = 10th British High Commissioner to Brunei | term_start3 = 1986 | term_end3 = 1991 | predecessor3 = Francis Cornish | successor3 = Adrian Sindall | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|05|26}} | birth_place = | death_place = | occupation = Diplomat | alma_mater = (MA) | parents = Edward George Westbrook (father) <br> Beatrice Minnie Marshall (mother) }}
'''Roger Westbrook''' {{post-nominals|country=UK|size=100%|CMG|||}} (born 26 May 1941), is a British former diplomat and formerly the British High Commissioner to Brunei, Tanzania and Ambassador to Zaire and Portugal.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Peter |first1=Chris Maina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5lCAQAAIAAJ&q=Roger+Westbrook+Diplomat |title=Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in Tanzania |last2=Juma |first2=Ibrahim Hamisi |date=1998 |publisher=Mkuki na Nyota Publishers |isbn=978-9976-973-42-6 |pages=xv |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roger Westbrook Embaixador do Reino Unido em Portugal (1995 – 1999) |url=https://gulbenkian.pt/historia-das-exposicoes/entities/21942/ |website=Gulbenkian Museum |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>
== Early life == Westbrook was born on 26 May 1941 and educated at Dulwich College and Hertford College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O95RAQAAMAAJ&q=Roger+Westbrook+Diplomat |title=Brunei Darussalam |date=1985 |publisher=Department of Information, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Brunei Darussalam |pages=15 |language=en}}</ref>
== Diplomatic career == Westbrook's diplomatic career began after he began work with the Foreign Office as a Grade 5 Officer on 7 August 1964, later be promoted to Grade 9 Officer.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1JPAQAAMAAJ&dq=Roger+Westbrook+Brunei&pg=PA357 |title=The Diplomatic Service List |date=1968 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=357 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TtsfAAAAMAAJ&dq=Roger+Westbrook+1941&pg=PA437 |title=The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book for ... |date=1965 |publisher=Harrison and Sons |pages=437 |language=en}}</ref> In 1965, he became the Assistant Private Secretary to the Chancellory of the Duchy of Lancaster. From 1967 to 1970, he was posted to Yaoundé, Cameroon,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t1JPAQAAMAAJ&dq=Roger+Westbrook+Yaounde&pg=PA357 |title=The Diplomatic Service List |date=1968 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |pages=357 |language=en}}</ref> and later Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> Transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as their Private Secretary to the Minister of State in 1975, and Head of Chancery in Lisbon in 1977.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATgzo8jnNtYC&q=Roger+Westbrook+Yaounde |title=The International Who's Who, 1989-90 |date=1989 |publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=978-0-946653-50-8 |pages=1643 |language=en}}</ref>
In 1980, he became the Deputy Head of News of State, and Deputy Head of the Falkland Islands Department in 1982.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s90MD22wtA4C&q=Roger+Westbrook+Yaounde |title=The International Who's Who: 1996-97 |date=1996 |publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=978-1-85743-021-9 |pages=1645 |language=en}}</ref> By 1984, he was an Overseas Inspector.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEp1LT7dQMoC&q=Roger+Westbrook+Yaounde |title=THE INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO: 1992-93 |date=1992 |publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=978-0-946653-84-3 |pages=1723 |language=en}}</ref> On 27 October 1986, he gave his credential to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Istana Nurul Iman, therefore replacing Francis Cornish as the new high commissioner.<ref name=":0" /> He would hold that position until 1991, where he was reappointed as the Ambassador to Zaire.<ref name=":1" /> From 1992 to 1995, he was appointed as the high commissioner to Tanzania.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Peter |first1=Chris Maina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l5lCAQAAIAAJ&q=Roger+Westbrook+Diplomat |title=Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in Tanzania |last2=Juma |first2=Ibrahim Hamisi |date=1998 |publisher=Mkuki na Nyota Publishers |isbn=978-9976-973-42-6 |pages=240 |language=en}}</ref>
== Honours == * 50x50px Order of St Michael and St George Companion (CMG; 1990)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5a0-AQAAIAAJ&q=Roger+Westbrook+1941 |title=People of Today |date=2001 |publisher=Debrett's Peerage Limited |isbn=978-1-870520-64-5 |pages=2070 |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|40em}}
{{s-start}} {{s-dip}} {{s-bef | before = Thorold Masefield }} {{s-ttl | title = British High Commissioner to Tanzania | years = 1992–1995 }} {{s-aft | after = Alan Montgomery }} {{s-bef | before = Robert Cormack }} {{s-ttl | title = British Ambassador to Zaire | years = 1991–1992 }} {{s-aft | after = Marcus Hope }} {{s-bef | before = Francis Cornish }} {{s-ttl | title = British High Commissioner to Brunei | years = 1986–1991 }} {{s-aft | after = Adrian Sindall }} {{s-end}}
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