| Roger Westbrook | |
| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Honorific Suffix: | CMG |
| Office: | 9th British High Commissioner to Tanzania |
| Term Start: | 1992 |
| Term End: | 1995 |
| Predecessor: | Thorold Masefield |
| Successor: | Alan Montgomery |
| Office1: | 13th British Ambassador to Zaire |
| Term Start1: | 1991 |
| Term End1: | 1992 |
| Predecessor1: | Robert Cormack |
| Successor1: | Marcus Hope |
| Office2: | 10th British High Commissioner to Brunei |
| Term Start2: | 1986 |
| Term End2: | 1991 |
| Predecessor2: | Francis Cornish |
| Successor2: | Adrian Sindall |
| Birth Date: | 1941 5, df=yes |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | (MA) |
| Parents: | Edward George Westbrook (father) Beatrice Minnie Marshall (mother) |
Roger Westbrook (born 26 May 1941), is a British former diplomat and formerly the British High Commissioner to Brunei, Tanzania and Ambassador to Zaire.[1]
Westbrook was born on 26 May 1941 and educated at Dulwich College and Hertford College.[2]
Westbrook's diplomatic career began after he began work with the Foreign Office as a Grade 5 Officer on 7 August 1964, later be promoted to Grade 9 Officer.[3] [4] In 1965, he became the Assistant Private Secretary to the Chancellory of the Duchy of Lancaster. From 1967 to 1970, he was posted to Yaoundé, Cameroon,[5] and later Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1971. Transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as their Private Secretary to the Minister of State in 1975, and Head of Chancery in Lisbon in 1977.[6]
In 1980, he became the Deputy Head of News of State, and Deputy Head of the Falkland Islands Department in 1982.[7] By 1984, he was an Overseas Inspector.[8] On 27 October 1986, he gave his credential to Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Istana Nurul Iman, therefore replacing Francis Cornish as the new high commissioner. He would hold that position until 1991, where he was reappointed as the Ambassador to Zaire. From 1992 to 1995, he was appointed as the high commissioner to Tanzania.[9]