Ric Todd
| Ric Todd | |
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| High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus | |
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In office 2014–2016 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Kidd |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Kidd |
| Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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In office 2011 – 2013 |
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| Premier | Rufus Ewing |
| Preceded by | Gordon Wetherell |
| Succeeded by | Peter Beckingham |
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| Born |
29 August 1959 Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Damian Roderic Todd (born 29 August 1959) is a career British diplomat who has served as Ambassador to Slovakia, Ambassador to Poland, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and High Commissioner to Cyprus.
Todd attended Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby, then studied History at Worcester College, Oxford, and entered the Diplomatic Service in 1980. His diplomatic postings included:
In 2016 Todd left his post in Cyprus for personal reasons. He was replaced by Matthew Kidd who had preceded Todd as High Commissioner.
Many Turks Islanders, including the Turks and Caicos Islands Conservation Society, criticized Todd's environmental record. While acting as Governor of Turks and Caicos, Ric Todd unilaterally amended a long-standing provision in Turks and Caicos law that prohibited the importation (and non-natural exploitation) of marine mammals in Turks and Caicos. Despite the United Kingdom's ban on performing captive animals, Todd's amendment specifically allows for the importation and use of marine mammals for the purpose of "display, exhibition and performance" – the principal marine mammal this may be targeted towards is a likely dolphin attraction.
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