John Whitehead (diplomat)

Sir John Whitehead
GCMG MVO
British Ambassador to Japan
In office
1986–1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
John Major
Preceded bySir Sydney Giffard
Succeeded bySir John Boyd
Personal details
Born(1932-09-20)20 September 1932
Died8 November 2013(2013-11-08) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Carolyn Hilton Whitehead
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(m. 1964)​
Children4
EducationChrist's Hospital
Alma materHertford College, Oxford
OccupationDiplomat

Sir John Stainton Whitehead GCMG CVO (20 September 1932 – 8 November 2013)[1] was a British diplomat and businessman.[2]

Career

Whitehead was educated at Christ's Hospital and Hertford College, Oxford and joined the British Foreign Service in 1955 after a period of National Service.[3]

He was Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Japan from 1986 until 1992.[3]

After his retirement from the diplomatic service, he was a senior advisor to Deutsche Bank, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and other international companies.[4]

He became Chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Trust Bank (Japan).[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ WHITEHEAD
  2. ^ "Whitehead, Sir John Stainton, GCMG., CVO., MA; BA," International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who including Who's Who in Public International Law. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Japanese Government honours Sir John Whitehead". Embassy of Japan in the UK. 1 May 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Japaninvest Group, John Whitehead Archived 21 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Sir John Whitehead | Hertford College". www.hertford.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to Japan
1986–1992 		Succeeded by