John Whitehead (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.

After his retirement from the diplomatic service, he was a senior advisor to Deutsche Bank, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and other international companies.

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 (GCMG)
 * Royal Victorian Order, Commander (CVO)
 * Order of the Rising Sun, Grand Cordon, 2006
 * Honorary Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford