Robin William Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton KCMG, (b. 13 December 1937), is a former diplomat and Labour member of the House of Lords. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ...

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. St Pauls School St Pauls School is a boys public school. ... Full name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Motto Facias Prosperum Iter Named after Jesus Lane & Jesus Parish Previous names - Established 1496 Sister College(s) Jesus College Master Prof. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view The Sorbonne is frequently used in ordinary parlance as synonymous with the faculty of theology of Paris or the University of Paris in its entirety. ...

From 1956 to 1958 he completed national service in the British Army. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Service in the 20th century referred primarily to conscription for military service. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

In 1963, he entered the British Foreign Service and had the postings detailed below. He raised to a life peerage as Baron Renwick of Clifton, of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... ...

Diplomatic Posts Held

• Dakar 1963-64;
• Foreign Office 1964-66;
• New Delhi 1966-70;
• Private Secretary to Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1970-72;
• First Secretary, Paris 1972-76;
• Counsellor, Cabinet Office 1976-78;
• Rhodesia Department, FCO 1978-80;
• Political Adviser to Governor of Rhodesia 1980;
• Head of Chancery, Washington 1981-84;
• Assistant Under-Secretary of State, FCO 1984-87;

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• South Africa 1987-91,
• USA 1991-95;

In 1965, he married Annie Colette Gidicelli and has one son and one daughter with her.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following firms:

Directorates Held

• Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG 1995-,
• Fluor Corporation 1997-,
• SAB Miller plc 1999-,
• Kazakhmys plc;
• Vice-chairman, Investment Banking, JP Morgan Europe, JP Morgan Cazenove 2000-

He has previously served on the following Boards of Directors: Fluor Corporation NYSE: FLR,is one of the worlds largest publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services organizations. ... Kazakhmys is a copper mining company from Kazakhstan. ... John Pierpont Morgan John Pierpont Morgan I (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) was an American financier and banker, who at the turn of the century (1901), was one of the wealthiest men in America. ...

• British Airways plc 1996-2005,
• Harmony Gold 1999-2004,
• BHP Billiton plc 1997-2005,

British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Harmony Gold is the creator and main distributor of Robotech. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ...

Club Memberships

He is a member of the following clubs:

• Brooks's
• Hurlingham Club
• Travellers Club

The Hurlingham Club is an exclusive sporting club in South-West London, in Fulham, built on the site (or extremely close to the site of) Ranelagh Gardens. ... Overview The Travellers Club is a gentlemens club standing at 106 Pall Mall, London. ...

External links

• Official Biography