Paul Dimond CMG is a former British diplomat. He was a language student in Tokyo in the 1960s and served for 16 years in Japan, including as Commercial Counsellor in the Embassy. He was later Deputy Ambassador at The Hague, HM Consul-General at Los Angeles and HM Ambassador at Manila. A collector of vintage Batsford books for 35 years, he has been a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce since 1980. He was Deputy Chairman of DAKS Simpson Group plc 2007–17 and Hon Secretary of the Anglo-Netherlands Society 2012–24. He lives in London.
