John Macrae (diplomat)

John Esmond Campbell Macrae CMG (born 8 December 1932) is a retired British diplomat.

Macrae was schooled at the Sheikh Bagh preparatory in Kashmir and Fettes College, and completed his university education at Christ Church, Oxford. He earned a DPhil in Radiation Chemistry from Oxford in 1960 and, before joining HM Diplomatic Service, began his career in the Atomic Energy and Disarmament Department of the Foreign Office.

Macrae was Head of Cultural Relations at the Foreign Office (1980-1985); Ambassador to Senegal (1985-1990); and finally Ambassador to Morocco (1990-1992).