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John Whitehead (diplomat)

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Nationality
  
United Kingdom

Role
  
Diplomat

Name
  
John Whitehead


Children
  
4

Occupation
  
Diplomat

Died
  
November 8, 2013

Born
  
20 September 1932 (
1932-09-20
)

Spouse(s)
  
Carolyn Hilton Whitehead (1964–2013; his death)

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Sir John Stainton Whitehead (20 September 1932 – 8 November 2013) was a British diplomat and businessman.

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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.

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

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

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

Honours

  • Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG)
  • Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)
  • Royal Victorian Order, Commander (CVO)
  • Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon, 2006
  • Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford
  • References

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