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Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedford from 1950 to 1966.
Arthur Christopher John Soames, barone Soames di Fletching (Penn, 12 ottobre 1920 – Odiham, 16 settembre 1987) è stato un politico e diplomatico britannico, esponente del partito conservatore. È stato commissario europeo e governatore della Rhodesia Meridionale
23 giu 2021 · Nel 1975, Christopher Soames fu il primo commissario europeo a visitare la Cina. Dopo il riconoscimento di Pechino come unico rappresentante legittimo della RPC, vennero ufficialmente instaurate le relazioni diplomatiche sino-europee. Da quel momento, i rapporti si concretizzarono in una serie di visite diplomatiche e negoziati commerciali.
In the historiography of British imperialism, the role of the ‘man on the spot’ has been identified as an important impulse to the imperial project, and as a key instigator of decision making. Equa...
- Sue Onslow
- 2013
The Man on the Spot 69 Kwame Nkrumah provided a crucial element in the successful transition of the British colony to independence, as well the triumph of a particular variant of Ghanaian nationalism qua political party.4 This was equally true of Christopher Soames, the last colonial governor of Southern Rhodesia.
- Sue Onslow
Abstract. In the historiography of British imperialism, the role of the ‘man on the spot’ has been identified as an important impulse to the imperial project, and as a key instigator of decision making. Equal attention should be directed to assessing the contribution of ‘the man on the spot’ in the final unravelling of empire.
Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual...
