Graham Boyce

Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was 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.

Boyce married Janet Elizabeth Spencer on 11 April 1970. They have four children.

Since leaving the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Boyce has worked for a number of companies in an advisory capacity including being on the advisory board of Lehman Brothers Middle East,{{cite news |title=Lehman Brothers gets Qatar licence |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/banking/lehman-brothers-gets-qatar-licence-1.171278 |access-date=8 October 2021 |work=gulfnews.com |agency=gulfnews |date=6 April 2007 |language=en}} Merchant International Group{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} and Invensys.{{cite web |title=Qatar Becoming The Region's Peace-Broker. – Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Qatar+Becoming+The+Region%27s+Peace-Broker.-a0187839547 |website=thefreelibrary.com |access-date=8 October 2021}} He is an advisor to Nomura,{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} DLA Piper,{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} and Air Products and Chemicals.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}} He has also been a consultant to UK-based arms company BAE Systems, and deputy chairman of UK-based arms company Vosper Thorneycroft.{{cite web|url=https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/person/2370/meetings |title=Resources – Influence – Person – 2370 – Graham Boyce |publisher=CAAT |date=2015-09-14 |accessdate=2017-02-18}}

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• {{cite journal|last=Ragab |first=Ghada |date=19–25 July 2001 |title=Hooked on Egypt |journal=Al-Ahram Weekly |issue=543 |url=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/543/intrvw.htm |accessdate=2009-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724204952/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2001/543/intrvw.htm |archivedate=24 July 2009 }}

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Category:1945 births

Category:Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge

Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kuwait

Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Qatar

Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Egypt

Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

Category:Living people

Category:People educated at Hurstpierpoint College

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