NEW GOVERNOR TO BE SWORN-IN ON FRIDAY

Tuesday August 17, 2010

The new Governor Mr. Boyd McCleary, CMG, CVO will be officially sworn in as Governor of the Territory on Friday 20 August at a ceremony at the House of Assembly.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on ZBVI 780 AM and CBN Channel 51 beginning at approximately 11:20 a.m.

Mr. McCleary, who will be arriving with his wife Jenny and one of his three daughters Emily, studied German Language and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1975 during which time he has served in Germany, Korea, Turkey and Canada. He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2004 and Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 2010. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Nottingham in 2010.

The Governor will spend his first few weeks in office meeting senior officials, visiting the Sister Islands, meeting with Department Heads, members of the law enforcement agencies and the media.