Bruce Dinwiddy

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Bruce Harry Dinwiddy (born February 1, 1946 in Epsom, England) was the governor of the Cayman Islands from May 2002 to October 2005. He has been working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) since 1973. Before becoming a colonial administrator, he was posted to many countries around the world, and also spent time working in England. The following is a list of jobs he has had with the FCO in the past 30 years:

1973-1974: FCO (Central and Southern African Dept.)
1974-1974: UK Mission CSCE, Geneva (Second Secretary)
1974-1975: FCO (Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Dept.)
1975-1977: UK Delegation MBFR, Vienna (First Secretary)
1977-1981: FCO (Permanent Under Secretary's Dept.)
1981-1983: Cairo (Head of Chancery)
1983-1984: FCO (Personnel Operations Dept.)
1985-1986: FCO (Assistant Head, Personnel Policy Dept.)
1986-1988: FCO (Counsellor on loan to Cabinet Office)
1989-1989: FCO (Career Development Attachment, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Ebenhausen)
1989-1991: Bonn (Counsellor)
1992-1995: Ottawa (Deputy High Commissioner)
1995-1998: FCO (Head, African Dept (Southern), also Commissioner British Indian Ocean Territory, 1996-1998)
1998-2001: Dar es Salaam (High Commissioner)
2001-2002: Secondment to Standard Chartered Bank
2002-2005: Governor and President of the Executive Council, Cayman Islands