Beckingham was born in Essex in 1949 , and was educated at Chigwell School and Selwyn College , Cambridge . In 1966 , he received a scholarship from the Nuffield Foundation to teach in Zambia . In 1970 , he joined Argo Records , a division of Decca Records . In 1974 , he worked for the international trade mission , the British Overseas Trade Board , then British Information Services in New York from 1979 . In 1984 , he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( FCO ) in the news department for the 10th G7 summit in London , and then went on to work for the Energy , Science and Space Department , as head of the East African Department , and as head of sections in Sweden and Australia
10th G7 summit
10th G7 summit
Peter Beckingham