Sir Robert Stewart Crawford (27 August 1913 – 11 October 2002, Oxfordshire), known as Stewart Crawford, was a British diplomat.
Background Crawford was the son of Sir William Crawford, founder of the advertising agency W. S. Crawford Ltd.
Education After five years at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk, he spent a term at University of Tübingen before going up to Oriel College, Oxford, where he took a First in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Career 1936: Joined the Air Ministry as a civil servant 1940-1946: Private Secretary to the Chief of Air Staff 1946-1947: Assistant Secretary, Control Office for Germany and Austria 1954-1956: Counsellor, British Embassy, Norway 1957-1959: Counsellor, later Minister, British Embassy, Baghdad 1959-1960: Deputy UK Delegate to Organization for European Economic Co-operation 1961-1965: Assistant Under Secretary, Foreign Office 1966-1970: UK Political Resident, Persian Gulf 1970-1973: Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1973-1974: Chairman, Committee on Broadcasting Coverage 1976-1984: Member of BBC General Advisory Council
Family Crawford married Mary Katharine Corbett, daughter of Eric Corbett. They had four sons and one daughter.
Honours Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1951 Commander, Royal Victorian Order, 1955 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1966 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1973
References Who's Who 2003 (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 489 Obituary: Sir Stewart Crawford by Denis Wright in The Independent, 1 November 2002
External links Telegraph obituary