title: John Gerrard Flynn
text: # John Gerrard Flynn
  
  John Gerrard Flynn CMG (born 23 April 1937) is a former British Foreign Office diplomat.
  
  He joined the Foreign Office in 1965 and was sent to Lusaka the following year.
  
  He also served in the following positions:
  
  * Assistant Director, Canning House (1970)
  * Montevideo, Uruguay, Head of Chancery (1971)
  * Luanda, Angola, Chargé d'affaires (1978)
  * Brasilia, Brazil, Counsellor (political; 1979)
  * Madrid, Spain, Counsellor (economic and commercial; 1982)
  * Swaziland, High Commissioner (1987–90)
  * Ambassador to Angola (1990–93)
  * Ambassador to Venezuela (1993–97; concurrently served as non-resident ambassador to the Dominican Republic, 1993–95)
  * Foreign Secretary's special representative to Sierra Leone, (1998–present)
  
  ## Honours
  
  Flynn was named Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1992.
  
  