Transcript of interview: Elisabeth Young, 2011

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/DOHP 130

Scope and Contents

Interview on the work done by diplomatic wives.

Dates

Creation: 2011

Creator

Young, Elisabeth Ann (b c 1945, wife of Thomas Nesbitt Young) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical / Historical

Elisabeth Shepherdson (née Hick) married Thomas Young in 1971, while working as a secretary at the British Embassy in Ankara [Turkey]. After a year in Ankara, she accompanied Young to the following postings: Madrid [Spain], 1972-76; Head of Chancery, Ankara, 1979-80; Deputy Director of Trade Development, New York [United States], 1981; First Secretary, Washington, 1981-84; Assistant Head, Nuclear Energy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1984-86; Deputy High Commissioner, Accra [Ghana], 1987-90; Director of Trade Promotion, British High Commission, Canberra [Australia], 1990-93; Ambassador to Azerbaijan, 1993-97; High Commissioner to Zambia, 1998-2002.