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William Hilary Young (born 14) January 1913; † 2003 was a British diplomat. From 1966 to 1970 he was British Ambassador to Colombia.

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William Hilary Young married Barbara Gordon Richmond in 1946, they have a son (* 1947) and a daughter (* 1950).
From 1935 to 1941, Young was accredited in Iran.
From 1941 to 1945, Young was employed in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
From 1945 to 1948 Young was in Berlin.
From 1948 to 1950, William Hilary Young was first embassy secretary under Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger in Budapest.
In 1951, William Hilary Young attended Imperial Defence College.
From 1952 to 1954, William Hilary Young was an embassy councillor in New Delhi.
From 1954 to 1957, William Hilary Young headed the Southern Europe department at FCO.
Cyprus and Greece came under his jurisdiction.
From 1957 to 1960, Young was a minister in Moscow.
From 1960 to 1962, Young was a Senior Civilian Instructor at Imperial Defence College.
From 1962 to 1965, William Hilary Young was a minister in Cape Town.
In 1965, Young Fellow was Harvard Centre for International Affairs.
In 1970, William Hilary Young was retired.

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British Ambassador to Colombia
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Born in 1913
Died in 2003
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