John Johnson (diplomat)

Sir John Rodney Johnson, was a British colonial administrator, diplomat, and academic administrator.
After serving in the Colonial Service in Kenya, Johnson joined the Foreign Service, becoming Consul-General and then Ambassador to Chad in 1978, British High Commissioner to Zambia and to Kenya. After his retirement, he served as Director of the University of Oxford's Foreign Service Programme. He was also chairman of the Countryside Commission.
Johnson was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1981 New Year Honours, and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order in the 1988 Birthday Honours.