Roy Denman

{{Short description|English civil servant and diplomat}}

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Sir George Roy Denman, KCB, CMG (12 June 1924 – 4 April 2006), commonly known as Roy Denman, was an English civil servant and diplomat. Educated at St John's College, Cambridge, Denman entered the civil service in 1948; as the Second Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office from 1975 to 1977, he had responsibility for European issues. He joined the European Commission in 1977 as Director-General for External Affairs, serving until 1982; he was then Ambassador and Head of the European Communities Delegation in Washington from 1982 to 1989.William Nicoll, [https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-97134 "Denman, Sir (George) Roy"], The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2013). Retrieved 11 August 2021.Stephen Bates, [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/21/guardianobituaries.eu "Sir Roy Denman"], The Guardian, 21 April 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2021.