Jonathan Sinclair Explained

Jonathan Sinclair
Office:Director, Human Resources, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Term Start:October 2018
Predecessor:Jill Gallard
Office2:Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Term Start2:January 2018
Term End2:October 2018
Predecessor2:Martin Reynolds
Successor2:Serena Stone
Birth Date:13 October 1970
Birth Place:Victoria, Seychelles
Nationality:British
Occupation:Diplomat
Spouse:Helen Sinclair
Children:3

Jonathan William Rossiter Sinclair (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.[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.

Notes and References

  1. . Sinclair, Jonathan William Rossiter . 1 December 2017. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.279866.
  2. Web site: Jonathan Sinclair LVO . gov.uk.
  3. Web site: BRIEFLY - Fiji Times Online. www.fijitimes.com. en. 2017-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020342/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=375755. 7 November 2017. dead.