Adrian Sindall

Adrian John Sindall (born 5 October 1937) is a diplomat and formerly the British High Commissioner to Brunei and Syria.

Early life and education Although both of Sindall's parents came from East Anglia, by the 1930s they had made London their home. At the time, his father was employed by the Pullman firm, which catered to railroads; he eventually rose to the rank of junior civil servant. Sindall did not attend university; instead, he attended Battersea Grammar School in south London.

Sindall submitted an application at the conclusion of my stay, was accepted, and by September 1958, he was traveling to Lebanon as a language learner to attend the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies (MECAS) to study Arabic. During his tenure, the director was Donald Maitland. He completed the entire advanced course and traveled to Baghdad in February 1960.

Diplomatic career On 9 April 1956, Sindall became a Grade 5 Officer in the Foreign Service's Branch B. During his time in Libya, he saw the 1969 Libyan revolution. He left for Beirut in early 1970s or early 1972. By the time he got there in 1970, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) had made life in Beirut bearable through some type of arrangement that the Lebanese government, mostly through Walid Jumblatt, had managed to achieve. President Nasser died when he was in office there. to replace the retiring Stafford Campbell. From 1976 until 1979, he served as the FCO's Assistant Head of the Latin American Department. Returning to London, he found himself taking on that role, specifically addressing the recent issues surrounding the Falkland Islands. Human rights emerged as a significant problem during his tenure at the Latin American Department. He was scheduled to travel and have another change of scenery once my stint in Jordan ended, and was sent to the British Mission in Geneva. In 1982, he was appointed Head of the FCO's South American Department. there was no obvious political instability and little concern for the Sultan's future. He had to give the salute at military parades and on several other occasions since he was a regular at the garrison. He noted that a person's performance as a British High Commissioner in Brunei depended in part on how well or poorly they got along with the Sultan. To enable the British soldiers to consume alcohol in their mess, he had to bargain with the Sultan for an alcohol permit. He had the good fortune to be working in Damascus as the first British Ambassador in decades during a period when bilateral relations between the two countries were flourishing. Early in 1994, he traveled to Syria, and in November or December of the same year, Farouk al-Sharaa visited London. In addition to this he spoke on the Syrian civil war at The King's School, Canterbury in November 2017.

Personal life Born on 5 October 1937.

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