Jonathan Sinclair

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

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.

Jonathan Sinclair LVO
Director, Human Resources, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
In office October 2018 – Feb 2021
Preceded by	Jill Gallard
Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office January 2018 – October 2018
Preceded by	Martin Reynolds
Succeeded by	Serena Stone
Personal details
Born	(1970-10-13) 13 October 1970 (age 54)[citation needed] Victoria, Seychelles
Nationality	British
Spouse	Helen Sinclair
Children	3
Occupation	Diplomat

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.