John Kenneth Drinkall, CMG (1 January 1922 – 30 May 2015) was a British diplomat. Educated at

Haileybury and Imperial Service College Haileybury is a public school (English independent day and boarding school) near Hertford in England. It is a member of the Rugby Group and, though originally a major boys' public school in the Victorian era, it is now co-educational, enrol ...

and Brasenose College, Oxford, he was Ambassador to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

from 1972 to 1976. From 1976 to 1981 he was High Commissioner to

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

and non-resident Ambassador to Haiti. He died on 30 May 2015 at the age of 93.John Drinkall
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Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Haiti High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Jamaica 1922 births 2015 deaths Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College {{UK-diplomat-stub