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Biography
Stuart Duncan Macdonald Jack CVO (born 8 June 1949) is a retired British Diplomat, latterly serving as the Governor of the Cayman Islands from 2005 until 2009.
Educated at Westcliff High School for Boys; and then Merton College, Oxford, Jack joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1972 after serving with the VSO is Laos. After joining the Eastern European and Soviet Department, Jack took posts in Tokyo and Moscow. He went on secondment to the Bank of England from 1984-1985, and then returning to Tokyo for another four-year posting.
In 1989, Jack served as the FCO's Diplomatic Service Inspector, before being posted to St. Petersburg as Consul-General from 1992 to 1995. He then served as Head of the FCO's Research Analysts cadre from 1996-1999, returning to Tokyo as Minister. After a brief spell back in the office in 2003-2004, Jack took his last posting as Governor of the Cayman Islands in 2005, retiring in 2009.
Jack was appointed as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1994 after the Queen's State Visit to St. Petersburg.
Scouting
Jack has been Chief Scout of The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands since October 2006. In his youth, he was involved in Scouting, including time as a Cub Scout.
Offices held
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dame Barbara Hay | British Consul-General in St. Petersburg 1992-1995 | Succeeded by John Guy |
| Preceded by Basil Eastwood | Director, Research of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1996-1999 | Succeeded by Richard Lavers |
| Preceded by Charles Humfrey | Minister, British Embassy in Tokyo 1999-2003 | Succeeded by Martin Hatfull |
| Preceded by Bruce Dinwiddy | Governor of the Cayman Islands 2005-2009 | Succeeded by Duncan Taylor |