Jonathan SinclairLVO | |
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Director, Human Resources, Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
In office October 2018 – Feb 2021 | |
Preceded by | Jill Gallard |
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office January 2018 – October 2018 | |
Preceded by | Martin Reynolds |
Succeeded by | Serena Stone |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970 (age 54) Victoria, Seychelles |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Helen Sinclair |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Jonathan William Rossiter Sinclair LVO (born 13 October 1970) is a British diplomat who is Director of Human Resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Career
Sinclair was educated at Radley College and studied at Oxford University for a BA degree in PPE and at Johns Hopkins University for a Master's degree in International Relations. After short stints in media and tourism he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1996. He was a Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (then Jack Straw) 2002–04, and head of the political team at the British embassy in Washington, D.C., 2005–09. He was High Commissioner to New Zealand, non-resident High Commissioner to Samoa, and non-resident Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands 2014–18.
Sinclair was appointed LVO in 2007 following a state visit by The Queen to the United States.
References
- "Sinclair, Jonathan William Rossiter". Who's Who. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.279866.
- "Jonathan Sinclair LVO". gov.uk.
- "BRIEFLY - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "No. 58342". The London Gazette. 1 June 2007. p. 7905.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Governors of Pitcairn
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Samoa
- Principal Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- People educated at Radley College