Press release
Change of Governor of the British Virgin Islands: John Rankin
Mr John Rankin CMG has been appointed Governor of the British Virgin Islands.
Mr John Rankin CMG has been appointed Governor of the British Virgin Islands in succession to Mr Gus Jaspert. Mr Rankin will take up his appointment in January 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: John James Rankin
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2016 to present | Bermuda, Governor |
| 2016 | FCO, Acting Director, Americas Directorate |
| 2015 | Kathmandu, Acting Ambassador to Nepal |
| 2011 to 2015 | Colombo, British High Commissioner and Non-Resident High Commissioner to the Maldives |
| 2008 to 2010 | FCO, Director, Americas |
| 2007 to 2008 | FCO, Assistant Director, Human Resources (Operations) |
| 2003 to 2007 | Boston, Her Majesty’s Consul General |
| 1999 to 2003 | Dublin, Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1998 to 1999 | Dublin, First Secretary (Political) |
| 1996 to 1998 | FCO, Deputy Head, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and Council of Europe Department |
| 1994 to 1996 | FCO, Senior Assistant Legal Adviser and later Legal Counsellor |
| 1991 to 1994 | Geneva, Legal Adviser, UK Mission to the United Nation and to the Conference on Disarmament |
| 1988 to 1991 | FCO, Assistant Legal Adviser and later Senior Assistant Legal Adviser |
| 1988 | Joined FCO |
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Published 16 September 2020