Eyers entered the diplomatic service in 1959. Between 1977 and 1981, he worked in Bonn as Counselor at the British embassy in the
Federal Republic of Germany. He spent his last eight years working as a British ambassador. First, from 1985 to 1987, he succeeded
Nicholas Bayne in Zaire (also accredited in the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) until he was replaced by Robert Cormack. In 1987, Eyers took over from Alan Munro as ambassador to Algeria, after which he was succeeded by
Christopher Battiscombe. After that, Eyers became the last British ambassador to the German Democratic Republic in 1990, succeeding Nigel Broomfield. His last dispatch from East Berlin, "farewell to an unloved country", dated 2 October 1990, is kept in the British National Archives. In 1991, he replaced
Anthony Reeve as ambassador to Jordan and held this office until his retirement in 1993. Peter Hinchcliffe succeeded him. == Personal life and death ==