Transcript of interview: Sheila Lyall Grant, 2022

File

Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 216

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

The programme comprises transcripts of interviews with senior diplomats.

Dates

2022

Creator

Lyall Grant, Sheila, Lady, b. 1960 (diplomat) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

Material in this collection is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue.

Biographical / Historical

Sheila Lyall Grant was born on 16 December 1960. She joined the Diplomatic Service in 1980 and her career included: Western European Department, FCO, 1980-82; Immigration Registry, then Consulate, Islamabad [Pakistan], 1982-85; Protocol Directorate, FCO, 1985-90; Vice-Consul, Paris [France], 1990-93; MPs’ Letters Section, FCO, 1993-96; Consul, Pretoria [South Africa],1996-98; Equal Opportunities Officer, Personnel Policy Department, FCO, 1998-2001; Visits Officer, Protocol Directorate, FCO, 2001-03; Special Unpaid Leave, Pakistan, 2003-06; Head of Visits Section, Protocol Directorate, FCO, 2007-09; Special Unpaid Leave, New York [United States], 2009-15; Project Task Force, FCO, 2015-18; Multilateral Policy Directorate, FCO, 2018-21.