Gordon Wetherell
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Gordon Wetherell CMG |
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| Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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In office 5 August 2008 – 21 August 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Tauwhare |
| Succeeded by | Ric Todd |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 November 1948 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Alma mater |
New College, Oxford University of Chicago |
Gordon Geoffrey Wetherell, CMG (born 11 November 1948) is a British diplomat who was the former Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was appointed on 5 August 2008, replacing Richard Tauwhare in the position. On 14 August 2009, he assumed direct political control when the British government imposed direct rule on the islands in response to a Foreign Office inquiry which found "information in abundance pointing to a high probability of systematic corruption or serious dishonesty" in the islands' administration under former Premier, Michael Misick.
He was educated at Bradfield College (in Bradfield, Berkshire), at New College, Oxford and at the University of Chicago. His Foreign Office career has included service in East Berlin, Geneva, New Delhi, and Warsaw. From 1997 to 2000 he was the British ambassador to Ethiopia (and concurrently non-resident ambassador to Eritrea and Djibouti). He served as ambassador to Luxembourg from 2000 to 2004, and High Commissioner to Ghana from 2004 to 2007.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 Birthday Honours.
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