Jim Poston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jim Poston

British diplomat; Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1945

Date of Death: 13-Oct-2007

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jim Poston

  • James Poston, CBE (19 June 1945 – 13 October 2007) was a British diplomat who was Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 2002 to 2005.
  • Poston succeeded acting Governor Cynthia Astwood on 16 December 2002. Poston was born in 1945 in St Albans, a city in southern Hertfordshire, England.
  • He was the son of an Anglican priest and a social worker.
  • He was educated at the Perse School in Cambridge before going on to attend Exeter University, where he studied French and history.
  • After graduating in 1970, he joined the Foreign Office.Poston served as the British consul general to New England from 1995 until 1999.
  • While there, he arranged for the then Unionist leader David Trimble to visit and meet local Irish-Americans.
  • He also served the Foreign Office in Brussels, Israel, Nigeria, and South Africa.Poston died on 13 October 2007 at the age of 62.
  • He was survived by his wife Romey, daughters Izzy and Kate, and son James.

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