Born on 28 December 1912, Thomas Rogers was educated at
Bedford School and at
Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He served in the
Indian Civil Service between 1936 and 1947, entering the
British Diplomatic Service in 1948. He was
British Ambassador to Colombia between 1970 and 1973. In 1991, Rogers published his memoirs under the title
Great Game, Grand Game: Memoirs of India, the Gulf & Diplomacy. Rogers died on 26 November 1999. ==References==