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Educated at [[Shrewsbury School]] and at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]],<ref name=burkes>[http://www.burkespeerage.com/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=MCCOLLCOLIN Burkes Peerage and Gentry]</ref> McColl joined the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]] in 1950.<ref name=btac>[http://www.btac.us/pressrelease_mccoll.htm British Threat Awareness Council]</ref> He served in [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Warsaw]] and [[Geneva]]<ref name=btac/> before he was appointed Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] in 1989.<ref> | Educated at [[Shrewsbury School]] and at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]],<ref name=burkes>[http://www.burkespeerage.com/familyhomepage.aspx?FID=0&FN=MCCOLLCOLIN Burkes Peerage and Gentry]</ref> McColl joined the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]] in 1950.<ref name=btac>[http://www.btac.us/pressrelease_mccoll.htm British Threat Awareness Council]</ref> He served in [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Warsaw]] and [[Geneva]]<ref name=btac/> before he was appointed Chief of the [[Secret Intelligence Service]] in 1989.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1992-05-07 |title=The Secret's Out: Top British Spy Identified |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/07/world/the-secret-s-out-top-british-spy-identified.html |access-date=2025-06-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In retirement he was a Director of the [[Scottish American Investment Company]].<ref>[http://www.bailliegifford.org/documents/60489_SAINTS_Annual_Report_1205.pdf Scottish American Investment Company Annual Report 2005]</ref> | ||
In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.<ref name=burkes/> | In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.<ref name=burkes/> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 17 June 2025
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Career
Educated at Shrewsbury School and at The Queen's College, Oxford,[1] McColl joined the diplomatic service in 1950.[2] He served in Laos, Vietnam, Warsaw and Geneva[2] before he was appointed Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in 1989.[3] In retirement he was a Director of the Scottish American Investment Company.[4]
In 1996 he was appointed an Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford.[1]
References
Template:S-govTemplate:S-endTemplate:Authority controlTemplate:Asbox- ↑ a b Burkes Peerage and Gentry
- ↑ a b British Threat Awareness Council
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- ↑ Scottish American Investment Company Annual Report 2005
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