About John Whitehead
Lived 1932 – 2013 (aged 81). John Whitehead was a British diplomat.
Sir John Stainton Whitehead (20 September 1932 – 8 November 2013) was a British diplomat and businessman.
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.
He became Chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Trust Bank (Japan).
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John Whitehead was born on 20 September 1932.
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John Whitehead died on 8 November 2013.
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John Whitehead was a diplomat.
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John Whitehead was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Whitehead. https://biography.guide/john-whitehead-diplomat/
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