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vansittart in 1929 . hon. sir ronald lindsay hon. sir alexander cadogan 14 february 1957 wilton house , farnham , surrey 200px british 25 june 1881 permanent under-secretary for foreign affairs 1930 -lrb- -lrb- 2 -rrb- sarah enriqueta ward 1 -rrb- gladys heppenheimer -lrb- died 1928 -rrb- sir robert vansittart cph.3b31587.jpg robert vansittart , 1st baron vansittart
 1938 the lord vansittart
robert vansittart , 1st baron vansittart

robert gilbert vansittart , 1st baron vansittart gcb , gcmg , pc , mvo -lrb- 25 june 1881 -- 14 february 1957 -rrb- , known as sir robert vansittart between 1929 and 1941 , was a senior british diplomat in the period before and during the second world war .
he was principal private secretary to the prime minister from 1928 to 1930 and permanent under-secretary at the foreign office from 1930 to 1938 and later served as chief diplomatic adviser to the british government .
he is best remembered for his opposition to appeasement and his hardline stance towards germany during and after the second world war .
vansittart was also a published poet , novelist , and playwright .
