▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁But r int ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁But h rot um ▁Roman ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁in ▁southern ▁Alban ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Background ▁Fair we ather , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁George ▁Fair we ather ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁Jane ▁( née ▁Bo anas ), ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ot ter sh aw ▁School ▁in ▁Sur rey ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁history . ▁He ▁married ▁Maria ▁( née ▁Mer ica ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁have ▁two ▁daughters . ▁Maria ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁having ▁completed ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁Princess ▁Volk ons ky ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁and ▁Madame ▁de ▁Sta ël ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Fair we ather ▁served ▁his ▁National ▁Service ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁subsequently ▁entered ▁Diplom atic ▁Service . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Fair we ather ▁joined ▁the ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Office ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁ 2 nd ▁Secretary ▁in ▁Rome ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed