Philip Sinkinson
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from left: Philip Sinkinson, Ousman Jammeh , Gambian Foreign Minister, Danielle Roban , French Chargé d'Affaires , Barry L. Wells , US Ambassador, Matthew Goetz, (September 17, 2009)
Philip Andrew Sinkinson OBE (born October 7, 1950 ) is a British diplomat .
Life
Philip Sinkinson joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1970 . In 2001 he was Deputy British High Commissioner ( English Deputy High Commissioner ) to Kingston ( Jamaica sent). As High Commissioner, he was sent by the Blair government as British High Commissioner to the West African Gambia in April 2006 , replacing Eric Jenkinson . His tenure ended in 2011, and Sinkinson retired. David Morley succeeded him in Gambia in May 2011.
Awards and honors
- 2006: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- 2010: Officer of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia (ORG)
family
Philip Sinkinson is married to Clare Maria Catherine Jarvis and has one son.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Sinkinson, Philip Andrew, (born 7 Oct. 1950), HM Diplomatic Service, retired; High Commissioner to The Gambia, 2006–2011 | WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. In: ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019 .
- ^ British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880–2010. In: Gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, accessed January 14, 2019 .
- ^ Change of British High Commissioner to The Gambia. February 7, 2006, accessed January 14, 2019 .
- ^ Change of British High Commissioner to The Gambia. In: gov.uk. GOV.UK, November 30, 2010, accessed on January 14, 2019 .
- ↑ National Award recipients approved ( Memento from January 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) The Daily Observer from January 7, 2010
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SURNAME | Sinkinson, Philip |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sinkinson, Philip Andrew (full name); Sinkinson, Phil (nickname) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British diplomat |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1950 |