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Between 1920 and 1926 Evans was the British vice-consul at New York, and for another three years after that at Boston. In 1929, he was sent to Colón, Panama, remaining there until 1932, when he again returned to the United States. He subsequently spent five years as consul at Los Angeles, and after a period at the Foreign Office he returned to New York as consul general there, an appointment he held until 1950. For many years Sir Francis served on the Board of Governors of his old school Belfast Royal Academy.

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  • Francis Evans (diplomat)
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  • Between 1920 and 1926 Evans was the British vice-consul at New York, and for another three years after that at Boston. In 1929, he was sent to Colón, Panama, remaining there until 1932, when he again returned to the United States. He subsequently spent five years as consul at Los Angeles, and after a period at the Foreign Office he returned to New York as consul general there, an appointment he held until 1950. For many years Sir Francis served on the Board of Governors of his old school Belfast Royal Academy.
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  • Between 1920 and 1926 Evans was the British vice-consul at New York, and for another three years after that at Boston. In 1929, he was sent to Colón, Panama, remaining there until 1932, when he again returned to the United States. He subsequently spent five years as consul at Los Angeles, and after a period at the Foreign Office he returned to New York as consul general there, an appointment he held until 1950. In 1951 Evans became under-secretary of state at the Foreign Office, and the following year he was appointed British ambassador to Israel, having become minister there the previous year. This was immediately followed in 1954 by his appointment as ambassador to Argentina, a post he held for three years before retiring. Between 1957 and 1965 Sir Francis was chairman of the Northern Ireland Development Council, and from 1962 and 1966 he also served as the agent for the Northern Ireland Government in Great Britain. Much honoured, he was appointed CMG in 1944 and knighted as KCMG in 1946, finally being appointed GBE in 1957. He was also the recipient of honorary degrees from the Queen's University of Belfast, the University of Ulster and Ripon College, Wisconsin, and was a deputy lieutenant for Belfast. For many years Sir Francis served on the Board of Governors of his old school Belfast Royal Academy. Sir Francis's wife, Mary, Lady Evans, whom he married in 1920, died in 1976. Sir Francis died seven years later. There were no children of the marriage.
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