Jonathan Sinclair

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.

For those of a similar name, see Jonathan Sinclair (disambiguation).

Jonathan Sinclair
LVO
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
Victoria, Seychelles
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Helen Sinclair
Children3
OccupationDiplomat

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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