Sir Graham Hugh Boyce KCMG (born 6 October 1945) is a British retired diplomat. He is the son of Commander Hugh Boyce and brother to Philip Boyce, who was president of the Royal College of Psychiatry in Australia, and Lord Boyce, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy and Chief of the Defence Staff.
Career
Boyce was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and at Jesus College, Cambridge. Sir Graham served 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: James (b. 1971), Rachel (b. 1974), Sara (b. 1980), and Josephine (b. 1984). His grandchildren are Sienna, Amélie, Charlie, Joey, Iona, Alana, Lauren, Rufus, Wren, and Leo.
Since leaving the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Boyce has worked for a number of companies in an advisory capacity including serving on the advisory board of Lehman Brothers Middle East,[1] Merchant International Group[citation needed] and Invensys.[2] He is currently an advisor to Nomura,[citation needed] DLA Piper,[citation needed] and Air Products and Chemicals.[citation needed] He has also been a consultant to UK-based arms company BAE Systems, and deputy chairman of UK-based arms company Vosper Thorneycroft.[3]
References
Sources
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 466. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9. OCLC 150226262.
- Ragab, Ghada (19–25 July 2001). "Hooked on Egypt". Al-Ahram Weekly (543). Archived from the original on 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.