Hamilton Whyte

(William Erskine) Hamilton Whyte  (28 May 1927 - 20 July 1990) was a British former diplomat who was most notable for being the High Commissioner to Nigeria during the Dikko affair.

Education
Whyte was educated at King's School, Bruton; and Queens' College, Cambridge.

Career
After wartime service in the Royal Navy he joined the War Office and then, in 1952, the Diplomatic Service. Whyte served in Vienna, Bangkok, New York and Kinshasa. He was Director-General of British Information Services; and then Head of the News Department at the Foreign Office from  1976 to 1979. He was Minister (Economic and Social Affairs) for the UK Mission to the UN from  1979 to 1981; Deputy  Permanent  Representative to  the UN from 1981 to 1983; High Commissioner in Nigeria and Ambassador (non-resident) to Benin from 1983 to84; and High Commissioner in Singapore from 1985 to 1987.