Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations. Foot was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, and at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union.

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  • Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations. Foot was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, and at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union. He was the son of solicitor and Liberal Party MP Isaac Foot, and brother of the MP Sir Dingle Foot, the life peer Lord Foot, and Labour Party MP and former party leader Michael Foot. He was the father of the late Paul Foot, a journalist, and Oliver Foot, an actor. Foot's career in the diplomatic service was long and distinguished. During the Second World War, he was British Military Administrator of Cyrenaica, 1943 then Colonial Secretary of Cyprus, 1943-1945. After the War, he served as Colonial Secretary of Jamaica, 1945-1947, Chief Secretary for Nigeria, 1947-1950 and Captain General and Governor in Chief of Jamaica, 1951-1957. He returned to Cyprus as the last colonial Governor and Commander in Chief, 1957-1960. In 1961, he became British Ambassador to the United Nations Trusteeship Council. After Harold Wilson won the 1964 election, Foot became Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and British Ambassador to the United Nations from 1964-1970. After his retirement, he became a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and Princeton University. Foot was created a life peer as Baron Caradon, of St Cleer in the County of Cornwall, in 1964.
  • Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon var en britisk diplomat som blant annet var med på å avvikle flere av Storbritannias kolonier. Han har i tillegg vært Storbritannias representant i FN. Han er bror av den britiske politikeren Michael Foot og far til den undersøkende journalisten Paul Foot.
  • Sir Hugh Foot var en brittisk diplomat och politiker. Född den 8 oktober 1907, död den 5 september 1990. Foot var brittisk guvernör på Jamaica 1951 - 1957 samt den sista brittiska guvernören på Cypern 1957 - 1960. Han var senare även brittisk FN-ambassadör mellan 1964 - 1970.
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  • 1951–1957
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  • Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon, GCMG KCVO OBE PC was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who oversaw moves to independence in various colonies and was UK representative to the United Nations. Foot was educated at Leighton Park School in Reading, Berkshire, and at St. John's College at the University of Cambridge where he was President of the Cambridge Union.
  • Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon var en britisk diplomat som blant annet var med på å avvikle flere av Storbritannias kolonier. Han har i tillegg vært Storbritannias representant i FN. Han er bror av den britiske politikeren Michael Foot og far til den undersøkende journalisten Paul Foot.
  • Sir Hugh Foot var en brittisk diplomat och politiker. Född den 8 oktober 1907, död den 5 september 1990. Foot var brittisk guvernör på Jamaica 1951 - 1957 samt den sista brittiska guvernören på Cypern 1957 - 1960. Han var senare även brittisk FN-ambassadör mellan 1964 - 1970.
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  • Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
  • Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon
  • Hugh Foot
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