Background
Sheinwald, Nigel Elton was born in 1953.
Sheinwald, Nigel Elton was born in 1953.
Graduate, Balliol College, Oxford, England.
Joined Diplomatic Service, 1976. Served on Japan desk Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1976—1977, served in Moscow, 1978—1979, served on Zimbabwe desk, 1979—1981, head, Anglo-Soviet Sect, 1981—1983, with political section, British Embassy Washington, 1983—1987, deputy head policy planning staff, 1987—1989, deputy head European Union internal department, 1989—1992, head political and institutional section Brussels, 1993—1995, press secretary, head news department, 1995—1998, Europe director, 1998—2000. United Kingdom ambassador, permanent representative European Union, Brussels, 2000—2003.
Foreign policy and defense adviser, head cabinet office defense and overseas secretariat Office of the Prime Minister, 2003—2007. Ambassador to the United States British Embassy, Washington, since 2007.
Married; 3 children.