Background
WHITEHEAD, John was born on September 20, 1932. Son of John William Whitehead and Kathleen Whitehead.
WHITEHEAD, John was born on September 20, 1932. Son of John William Whitehead and Kathleen Whitehead.
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.
With Her Majesty's Armed Forces, 1950-1952, Oxford, 1952-1955, Foreign Office, 1955-1956, 61-64. 3d secretary, later 2d secretary Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, Tokyo, 1956-1961, 1st secretary Washington, 1964-1967, 1st secretary (economic) Tokyo, 1968-1971. With Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1971-1976, head personnel services department, 1973-1976.
Counsellor Bonn, 1976-1980. Minister Tokyo, 1980-1984. Deputy under-secretary of state Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1984-1986.
Ambassador to Japan, since 1986.
Member of United Oxford and Cambridge U.
Married Mary Carolyn Hilton, 1964. 3 children.