John Rankin (diplomat)
John James Rankin CMG (born 12 March 1957) is a British diplomat who is ambassador to Nepal.
Rankin was educated at Hutchesons' Boys' Grammar School, the University of Glasgow (where he gained a first class honours degree in Scots law) and McGill University (where he gained a master's degree in international law). He qualified and practised as a solicitor in Scotland and was a lecturer in public law at the University of Aberdeen before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1988. Between posts at the FCO he served at the embassy in Dublin and was consul-general at Boston. He took up his appointment as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and non-resident High Commissioner to the Maldives in February 2011.[1] In 2015 he moved to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.[2]
He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2016 New Year Honours.[3]
Publications
- The Right of Self-determination: Its Nature, Content and Beneficiaries in International Law, McGill University, 1984
Family
John Rankin is married to Lesley (née Marshall). They have a son and two daughters.
References
- John Rankin, gov.uk
- RANKIN, John James, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- ↑ Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 1 September 2010
- ↑ John Rankin, gov.uk
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61450. p. N4. 30 December 2015.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Fergusson |
Consul-General in Boston 2003–2007 |
Succeeded by Phil Budden |
| Preceded by Peter Hayes |
High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by James Dauris |
| Preceded by Andrew Sparkes |
Ambassador to Nepal 2015–present |
Incumbent |