James Adams (diplomat)

Sir
William James Adams
Born30 April 1932
Died24 April 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 87)
NationalityBritish
OccupationDiplomat
SpouseDonatella Adams (1961-2020) (Donatella Adams died 2023)
Children3

Sir William James Adams KCMG (30 April 1932 – 24 April 2020) was a British diplomat.

Born in Wolverhampton, England, he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Shrewsbury School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia (1984–1987) and Egypt (1987–1992).

He died on the 24th April 2020, outlived by his wife, Donatella Adams (1940-2023), an Italian-born woman, who died three years later in 2023. They married in 1961.