Jonathan Sinclair

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Jonathan Sinclair

LVO
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Director, Human Resources, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Assumed office
October 2018
Preceded byJill Gallard
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
January 2018 – October 2018
Preceded byMartin Reynolds
Succeeded bySerena Stone
Personal details
Born (1970-10-13) 13 October 1970 (age 50)[citation needed]
Victoria, Seychelles
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Helen Sinclair
Children3
OccupationDiplomat

Jonathan William Rossiter Sinclair LVO (born 13 October 1970[citation needed]) 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Sinclair was appointed LVO in 2007 following a state visit by The Queen to the United States.[4]

Sinclair (left) with Sir David Manning (centre) and Jack Straw (right) in 2003.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sinclair, Jonathan William Rossiter". Who's Who. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.279866.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Sinclair LVO". gov.uk.
  3. ^ "BRIEFLY - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ "No. 58342". The London Gazette. 1 June 2007. p. 7905.
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