Basil Eastwood
Basil Stephen Talbot Eastwood is a former British Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic and a former British Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation. He has held posts in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany and Sudan.
In 1998 he co-founded Cecily's Fund, a charity that helps Zambian orphans by funding their education. He is currently the Chair of the charity's International Advisory Panel.Education
Basil Eastwood was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford, where he studied history, and, later, Arabic.
