John Malcolm Macgregor

John Malcolm Macgregor was educated at Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School (now Beauchamp College) and Balliol College, Oxford (where he was organ scholar[http://www.viennareview.net/on-the-town/scenes-of-vienna/farewell-symphony John Macgregor: Farewell Symphony] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103190258/http://www.viennareview.net/on-the-town/scenes-of-vienna/farewell-symphony |date=3 November 2013 }}, The Vienna Review), then obtained a Certificate in Education at Birmingham University. He taught at Cranleigh School 1969–73, then joined the Diplomatic Service. Between posts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office he served in New Delhi, Prague, Paris and Düsseldorf before being appointed ambassador to Poland 1998–2000 and to Austria 2003–07. He then retired from the Diplomatic Service and was dean of the University of Kent at Brussels 2007–09.[http://www.kent.ac.uk/brussels/staff/profiles/external/macgregor.html John Macgregor], Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent Subsequently, he was a governor of Chichester University,[http://www.chi.ac.uk/staff/board-governors/john-macgregor John Macgregor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202803/http://www.chi.ac.uk/staff/board-governors/john-macgregor |date=23 September 2015 }}, University of Chichester and visiting professor at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and at Canterbury Christ Church University.[http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/newsrelease.asp?newsPk=1883 Leading professionals announced as Visiting Professors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104033727/http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/news/newsrelease.asp?newsPk=1883 |date= 4 November 2013 }}, Canterbury Christ Church University

John Malcolm Macgregor is married to Judith Macgregor (née Brown), also a British ambassador. They have three sons and a daughter.

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• [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U25709, MACGREGOR, John Malcolm], Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012.

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{{S-ttl |title=British Ambassador to Poland |years=1998–2001}}

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{{S-ttl |title=British Ambassador to Austria |years=2003–2007}}

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Category:1946 births

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Category:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order

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