Bayne, Nicholas (Peter)

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BAYNE, Nicholas (Peter)

BAYNE, Nicholas (Peter). British, b. 1937. Genres: Economics, International relations/Current affairs, Politics/Government. Career: British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, England, served in British embassy in Manila, Philippines, 1963-66, and in Bonn, West Germany, 1969-72, attached to Treasury in London, 1974-75, financial counselor at British embassy in Paris, France, 1975-79, head of economic relations department in London, 1979-82, attached to Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1982-83, British ambassador to Zaire (and non-resident ambassador to Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi), 1983-84, diplomatic service chairman of Civil Service Selection Board, London, 1985, representative to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 1985-88, deputy under secretary for economic affairs in Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988-92; British High Commissioner to Canada, 1992-96. Publications: (with R.D. Putnam) Hanging Together: The Seven-Power Summits, 1984, rev. ed., 1987; Hanging in There: The 97 and 98 Summit in Maturity and Renewal, 2000; (with S. Woolcock) The New Economic Diplomacy: Decision-Making and Negotiation in International Economic Relations, 2002. Address: 2 Chetwynd House, Hampton Court Green, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9BS, England.