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Lord Renwick of Clifton, Thatcher-era ambassador whose deft diplomacy speeded apartheid’s end
Lord Renwick of Clifton, who has died aged 86, was Britain’s ambassador to South Africa from 1987 to 1991 and a key player in the ending of apartheid; his reward was a final posting to Washington as Bill Clinton succeeded George H W Bush.
Lord Renwick of Clifton, who has died aged 86, was Britain’s ambassador to South Africa from 1987 to 1991 and a key player in the ending of apartheid; his reward was a final posting to Washington as Bill Clinton succeeded George H W Bush.
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