Sir John Albert Leigh Morgan (21 June 1929 – 24 June 2012) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to South Korea, Poland and Mexico.
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Early life
Morgan was born on 21 June 1929, the son of John Edward Roland Morgan, of Wylde Green, Warwickshire.
He was educated at Chingford County High School and the London School of Economics.
Career
He served as First secretary of the Foreign Office. He was head of the Far Eastern Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1970 to 1972; and head of Cultural Relations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1972 to 1980.
His foreign postings included: third secretary to Moscow from 1953 to 1956; at the unstable time of Stalin's death; second secretary to Peking, serving from 1956 to 1958. From 1963 to 1964, he was first secretary to Rio de Janeiro. His senior positions included first secretary and cultural attaché to Moscow from 1965 to 1967; Ambassador to South Korea from 1980 to 1983, and Ambassador to Poland from 1983 to 1986, and Ambassador to Mexico from 1986 to 1989.