Daniel Lascelles (diplomat)

Sir Daniel William Lascelles KCMG (19 March 1902 – 17 October 1967) was a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.

Early life
Lascelles was the son of the Honourable William Horace Lascelles, eighth son of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood. His mother was Madeline Barton, daughter of Reverend Gerrard Barton. He was educated at The New Beacon, Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight; at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon; and at Balliol College, Oxford.

Career
After an open competition in 1926, Lescelles earned a position and was subsequently appointed as a Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. In 1931, he was made Second Secretary. and in 1937, he was promoted to First Secretary. In 1945, he was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and he was promoted in the Foreign Office hierarchy.

In 1948, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Ababa and then Consul-General to the Empire of Ethiopia. In 1949–1951, he became Ambassador to Ethiopia. In 1953, he was appointed Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 1954, he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Lescelles was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo in 1957. He served from 1957 through 1959.

Later life
He died on 17 October 1967 at age 65.

Honours

 * Order of St Michael and St George, companion (CMG), 1945.
 * Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG), 1954.