Reginald Leeper

Reginald Leeper

Sir Reginald Leeper (March 25, 1888 - February 2, 1968) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the founder of the British Council. [cite url
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Born in Sydney, Australia, Leeper was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne's Trinity College, and New College, Oxford. He began his government career at the Intelligence Bureau of the Department of Information during the First World War and served briefly at the Political Intelligence Department.

He became head of Britain's Political Intelligence Department when it reformed in 1938.

He was British ambassador to Greece from 1943 to 1946, and British ambassador to Argentina from 1946 to 1948.

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