Richard Stratton | |
|---|---|
| British High Commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa | |
| In office September 1980 – July 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Harold Smedley |
| Succeeded by | Terence Daniel O'Leary |
| Governor of Pitcairn | |
| In office September 1980 – July 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Harold Smedley |
| Succeeded by | Terence Daniel O'Leary |
| British Ambassador to Rwanda | |
| In office 1977–1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| British Ambassador to Burundi | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| British Ambassador to Zaire and the Congo | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Mark Allen |
| Succeeded by | Alan Donald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1924 London, England |
| Died | 26 July 1988 (aged 64) |
| Education | Merton College, Oxford |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Sir Richard James Stratton KCMG (16 July 1924 – 26 July 1988) was a British diplomat. He served as the ambassador to Zaire and the Congo from 1974 to 1977, to Burundi from 1975 to 1977, and to Rwanda in 1977. He later was the high commissioner to New Zealand and Samoa from 1980 to 1984 and thus also the Governor of Pitcairn.