Bernard Ledwidge

Sir Bernard Ledwidge
British Ambassador to Israel
In office
1972–1975
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Ernest John Ward Barnes
Succeeded byAnthony Elliott
British Ambassador to Finland
In office
1969–1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir David Scott Fox
Succeeded byAnthony Elliott
Personal details
BornWilliam Bernard John Ledwidge
(1915-11-09)9 November 1915
London, England
Died20 February 1998(1998-02-20) (aged 82)
London, England
Spouses
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Princeton University
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Sir William Bernard John Ledwidge, KCMG (9 November 1915 – 20 February 1998) was a British diplomat and writer. Ledwidge served as the British Ambassador to Finland from 1969 to 1972 and the British Ambassador to Israel from 1972 to 1975. Ledwidge also served as the Chairman of the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF from 1976 to 1989.