John Whitehead

Sir John Stainton Whitehead GCMG CVO (20 September 1932 – 8 November 2013) is a British diplomat and businessman. "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 2012-9-15.

Career
Whitehead joined the British Foreign Service in 1955.Embassy of Japan in the UK,  "The Japanese Government honours Sir John Whitehead," May 1, 2006; retrieved 2012-9-15.

He was Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Japan (1986 - 1992).

After his retirement from the diplomatic service, he was a senior advisor to Deutsche Bank, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and other international companies.Japaninvest Group, John Whitehead ; retrieved 2012-9-15.

He became Chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Trust Bank (Japan).

Honours
 Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG)
 Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross (GCMB)
 Royal Victorian Order, Commander (CVO)
 Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon, 2006

References

Other websites
 "(Nearly) meeting the Emperor" at Daiwa Foundation

Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Category:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
Category:1932 births
Category:2013 deaths