Stuart Duncan Macdonald Jack (8 June 1949 – 16 February 2022) was a British diplomat, latterly serving as the

Governor of the Cayman Islands The Governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The Governor, a civil servant who has in modern times typically been a British subject normally resi ...

from 2005 until 2009. Educated at

Westcliff High School for Boys Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) is an 11–18 selective academy grammar school for boys in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. In September 2001 the school was awarded ‘Beacon’ status for its breadth of achievements and quality of work. T ...

; and then

Merton College, Oxford Merton College (in full: The House or College of Scholars of Merton in the University of Oxford) is one of the Colleges of Oxford University, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the ...

, Jack joined the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Equivalent to other countries' Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministries of fore ...

in 1972 after serving with the VSO is

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. After joining the Eastern European and Soviet Department, Jack took posts in Tokyo and Moscow. He went on secondment to the

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from 1984 to 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 Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

Consul-General A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

from 1992 to 1995. He then served as Head of the FCO's Research Analysts cadre from 1996 to 1999, returning to Tokyo as

Minister Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

. After a brief spell back in the office in 2003–2004, Jack took his last posting as

in 2005, retiring in 2009. Jack was appointed as a Commander of the

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

(C.V.O.) in 1994 after the Queen's State Visit to St. Petersburg. Jack died on 16 February 2022, at the age of 72. A statement was issued by Cayman Islands Current Governor

Martyn Roper Martyn Keith Roper (born 8 June 1965) is a British diplomat and civil servant who has been Governor of the Cayman Islands since 29 October 2018. Roper was the List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Algeria, British Ambassador to Algeria ...

on the 21 February 2022.

Scouting

Jack was Chief Scout of

The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands Scouting and Guiding in the Cayman Islands exist as branches of the parent organisations in the United Kingdom. The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands The Scout Association of the Cayman Islands operates as a branch of the United Kingdom Sc ...

from October 2006. In his youth, he was involved in Scouting, including time as a

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Offices held

References

External links

Cayman Islands Government Web Site
* 1949 births 2022 deaths 20th-century British diplomats 21st-century British diplomats Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Governors of the Cayman Islands {{Scout-bio-stub

Scouting

Offices held

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