“I had rather thought I was yesterday's man.”

— Mark Tully

When he was named a Knight of the British Empire (KBE) in the Diplomatic and Overseas list of the Queen's honors.
Source: " It's Sir Mark Tully in UK honors list http://edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/south/12/31/tully.knighthood/," edition.cnn.com, CNN, December 31, 2001

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