John William Richmond Shakespeare

• From 1949 to 1950 he was 2nd Lieutenant at the Irish Guards.
• From 1953 to 1954 he was lecturer in English, École Normale Supérieure, Paris
• In 1955 he was member of the Editorial Staff of the Times Educational Supplement.
• In 1956 he was member of the Editorial Staff of The Times.
• In 1959 he war Private Secretary to Gladwyn Jebb ambassador in Paris.
• On he was appointed a member of the Foreign Service and served in Paris.
• On he was transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.
• On he was promoted 1st Secretary.
• In 1968 he was employed from the Secret Intelligence Service.
• 1985 Birthday Honours he became Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
• On he got Exequatur as Consul General in Buenos Aires.
• On Derick Ashe terminated his duty as ambassador in Buenos Aires and JWR Shakespeare stayed as Chargé d'affaires, a task he also fulfilled during the Falklands War.
• From 1983 to 1987 he was ambassador in Lima.
• From 1987 to 1990 he was ambassador in Rabat.