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Appointment of Lieutenant Governor 16 November 2010

Mr Adam WoodTHE Isle of Man Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Wood as the next Lieutenant Governor of the Island.

Mr Wood, who will succeed Vice Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks in April next year, has recently retired from the British Diplomatic Service after a distinguished career in diplomacy and international development.

This culminated in the post of Africa Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in which role he advised the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary and managed the network of Britain’s Embassies and High Commissions across Africa.

Between 2005 and 2008 he was British High Commissioner in Nairobi, Kenya, having previously served as High Commissioner in Kampala, Uganda.

Mr Wood, who was educated at Oxford and is married with one daughter, has also worked in Brussels, Bangkok and Washington.

The Lieutenant Governor is appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as the representative of the Crown in the Isle of Man.

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