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]

  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.