Sir John Eltringham CoulsonKCMG (1909–1997) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Sweden and secretary-general ofEFTA.
Coulson was born 13 September 1909. He was educated atRugby School andCorpus Christi College, Cambridge. He joined theDiplomatic Service in 1932.[1] He served at Bucharest, Paris, New York and Washington, D.C., before being appointedAmbassador to Sweden 1960–1963.[2] He was then DeputyUnder-Secretary of State at theForeign Office 1963–1965, Chief of Administration of HM Diplomatic Service briefly from January to September 1965, andSecretary-General of theEuropean Free Trade Association 1965–1972. He died 15 November 1997.
John Coulson was appointed CMG in theKing's Birthday Honours of 1946[3] and knighted KCMG in theQueen's Birthday Honours of 1957.[4] The Swedish government made him a Knight Grand Cross of theOrder of the Polar Star.
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| Preceded by | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Stockholm 1960–1963 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association 1965–1972 | Succeeded by |
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