Interpol
Former Secretary General
Raymond Edward Kendall
Born 5th October 1933, Canterbury, Kent (United Kingdom)
Nationality: British
Career
1951 - 1953
Military Service in the Royal Air Force, mostly in Malaya (now Malaysia)
1956 - 1962
Uganda Police. Officer in charge of Crime, Kigezi District, Western Province
1962 -March 1986
Metropolitan Police - New Scotland Yard, LondonRank: Deputy Assistant Commissioner
Most of service in Special Branch
1971-1975
Assistant Director, Drugs ICPO-Interpol Headquarters, Saint Cloud, France
1976 - 1985
Director, Criminal Intelligence ICPO-Interpol Headquarters, Saint Cloud, France
October 1985
Elected Secretary General of the ICPO-Interpol at the 54th session of the General
Assembly, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
October 1990
Re-elected Secretary General of the ICPO- Interpolat the 59th session of the
General Assembly, Ottawa, Canada
October 1995
Re-elected Secretary General of the ICPO-Interpol at the 64th session of the
General Assembly, Beijing, China
Education
1953 - 1956
University studies at Oxford University - Exeter CollegeQualified with an honours
degree in modern languages - Master of Arts
Honours and Awards
Bulgaria
- Medal for meritorious service, Interior Ministry of the Bulgarian People’s
Republic
Chile
- Colombia Gran Estrella al Mérito(Policía de Investigaciones
de Chile)
- Medalla Policial por Servicios Distinguidos (Distinguished Service Medal,
National Defence Ministry)
Finland
- The Police Cross for Merit
France
- Appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (14th July Honours’
List) - 1997
Peru
- Orden al Mérito de la Policía de Investigaciones del Peru
Russian Federation
- Bearer of the Saint Martyr Triphon Order - First Class (presentation made
by His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexiy II)
Spain
- La Cruz al Mérito Policial con distintivo blanco
Ukraine
- Medal for International Co-operation in Law Enforcement Activity (Ministry
of Internal Affairs)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and N. Ireland
- Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Police Service (Queen’s
Birthday Honours’ List)
- Long service medal for exemplary police service
- General Service Medal - Malaya (now Malaysia)
United States of America
- America’s Star Award (United States Marshals Service) for Lifetime
Achievement in Law Enforcement and Diplomatic Co-operation
- Great Appreciation for Leadership in International Law Enforcement (United
States Marshals Service)
- Directors’ Medal for Exceptional Service(Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network)
- Certificate of Appreciation(California State University, Los Angeles)
- Certificate of Appreciation(The International Association of Chiefs of Police)
- Certificate of Appreciation(Drug Enforcement Administration)
Personal interests
Golf, shooting, collecting antique firearms, collecting documents and memorabilia
referring to the Crimean War.
Memberships of associations, institutes, etc.: Special Forces Club, Chief Constables
Club, Forensic Science Society
Languages
English and French and some knowledge of Spanish
