In the course of his diplomatic career Mark Sinclair served in Tokyo, Honiara, Canberra, Geneva and Mexico. He was seconded to the Prime Minister’s advisory group 1986-1989. He had a series of trade roles from 2001 including director of the MFAT Trade Negotions Division, chief negotiator for TPP and, from 2021, chief negotiator for IPEF. He was ambassador to Japan from 2012, ambassador for climate change in 2016 and ambassador to Mexico from 2017. From 2020 to 2022 he was MFAT deputy secretary responsible for the Americas and Asia.
