John Boyd (ambassador)

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Sir John Dixon Ikle Boyd KCMG (born January 17th 1936) was the master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 1996 to 2006. He has also been the British ambassador to Japan, between 1992 and 1996.

Sir John has several high-profile positions, including chairman of the British Museum and served as a non-executive director for British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) between 1997 and 2000. He is also the Chairman of Trustees of the Cambridge Union Society

[edit] Japan connection

Boyd retains a strong interest in Japan, and wrote the introduction to Japanese Students at Cambridge University in the Meiji Era, 1868-1912: Pioneers for the Modernization of Japan [1], by Noboru Koyama, translated by Ian Ruxton, (Lulu Press, September 2004, ISBN 1-4116-1256-6). His introduction is to be found here.

[edit] See also

• Anglo-Japanese relations
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Heads of the United Kingdom Mission in Japan

Preceded by Alec Broers

Master of Churchill College 1996–2006

Succeeded by Sir David Wallace