George Head Barclay

Sir George Barclay KCMG KCSI CVO
as ambassador in Bucharest
British Ambassador to Iran
In office 1908–1912
Preceded by	Sir Cecil Spring Rice
Succeeded by	Sir Walter Townley
Personal details
Born	23 March 1862
Died	26 January 1921 (1921-01-27) (aged 58)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Occupation	Diplomat

Sir George Head Barclay, KCMG, KCSI, CVO (23 March 1862 – 26 January 1921) was a British diplomat.

Barclay was the son of Henry Ford Barclay and Richenda Louisa Gurney. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.

He joined the Foreign Office on 24 July 1886,^[1] and in 1888 became attaché in Washington, D.C.. In 1891 he was Secretary of Legation in Rome and between 1897 and 1898 was posted to Madrid. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1898. He subsequently served as Second Secretary in Constantinople until August 1902, when he was posted as Secretary of Legation at Tokyo.^[2][3] In 1906 he was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. From 1908 to 1912 he was Envoy Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to Persia. In 1913, Barclay was invested as a Knight Commander of the Orders of St Michael and St George,^[4] and of the Star of India.^[5] He retired 1920.

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