Stephen Olver

Sir Stephen Olver was a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Sierra Leone and Cyprus.

Career

Stephen John Linley Olver was educated at Stowe School and the University of Munich. He served with the Indian Police Service 1935–44 and then with the Indian Political Service in Delhi, Quetta, Sikkim and Bahrain, 1944–47. When Pakistan became independent in August 1947 Olver continued to serve the Pakistan Foreign Service in Karachi until 1950 when he transferred to the British Foreign Service. He served in Berlin, Bangkok, Washington, D.C. and The Hague before being appointed List of [High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone|High Commissioner to Sierra Leone] in 1969. His last appointment was List of High [Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Cyprus|High Commissioner to Cyprus] 1973–75.
Stephen Olver was appointed MBE in the New Year Honours of 1948 and CMG in the New Year Honours of 1965. He was knighted KBE shortly before his retirement, in the New Year Honours of 1975.