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Falklands’ Governor Designate swearing in ceremony October 16th

Nigel Haywood CVO last overseas job was Consul General in Basra, Iraq (Photo: The Irak Page)

The swearing in ceremony for Falkland Islands Governor Designate, Nigel Haywood CVO has been announced for Saturday October 16 and will be followed by a parade and a reception at Government House.

The ceremony will take place in Stanley’s Court and Assembly Chamber, Town Hall commencing at 1500 hrs. Because of limited space invited guests only are able to attend this ceremony.

A parade at Victory Green will follow the ceremony with a Guard of Honour consisting of a combined tri-service detachment of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force and a detachment from the Falkland Islands Defence Force forming up at 15.30 hrs. Youth Groups will also be in attendance.

At 15.40 hrs the Governor will arrive and the inspection, parade and 17-volley salute will commence. All members of the public are cordially invited to observe the Parade.

The Governor and Mrs Haywood will be hosting a reception at Government House immediately after the parade and cordially invite all members of the public to attend.

Governor designate Haywood has a long career in the British diplomatic service which he joined in 1983. This includes FCO, Ireland Desk Officer; Budapest, Second
and later First Secretary; Desk Officer Israel and Lebanon; Deputy Consul-General in  Johannesburg; Counsellor and Deputy head of delegation UKDEL OSCE in Vienna;  FCO Assistant Directors Human Resources; 2003/08 ambassador in Estonia and from 2008 to 2009 Consul General in Basra, Iraq.

Mr Haywood spent four years at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Lt, RAEC (Army); Truro School, New College, Oxford (MA, MPhil) and an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation.

He is married to Mary Louise and two children, Christopher, 198, Thomas, 1985 and Peter, 1991.