Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG Elected to Riggs National Corporation Board of Directors.Business Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003 Riggs National Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RIGS) today announced that Sir Christopher Meyer KCMG KCMG Kindly Call Me God :-) KCMG Knight Commander of St Michael and St George KCMG Kitsap County Master Gardener (Bremerton WA) (Knight Commander Knight Commander (or Dame Commander) is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, four of which are obsolete. The rank entails admission into knighthood, allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' (male) or 'Dame' (female) before his or her name. , Order of St Michael and St George) was elected to the Board of Directors at its quarterly meeting. Sir Christopher was the longest serving British Ambassador to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. since the 1930s. He retired earlier this year after 36 years in the British Diplomatic Service diplomatic service, organized body of agents maintained by governments to communicate with one another. Origins Until the 15th cent. any formal communication or negotiation among nations was conducted either by means of ambassadors specially and was recently named Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, an independent body in the United Kingdom that deals with complaints from members of the public about the editorial content of newspapers and magazines. Before serving as British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher was Ambassador to Germany. Prior to that appointment, he was Government Spokesman and Press Secretary to Prime Minister John Major. Earlier in his career, he held postings in Washington, Moscow, Madrid and the European Communities. Born in 1944, Sir Christopher was educated at Lancing College Lancing College is a co-educational English Independent school, founded in 1848 by Rev. Nathaniel Woodard, whose aim was to provide education based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith. , Lycee Henri IV in Paris and Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge, where he graduated in History. (He has been an Honorary Fellow of Peterhouse since 2002.) After graduating, he was Johns Hopkins Noun 1. Johns Hopkins - United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873) Hopkins 2. Scholar of Advanced International Studies at Bologna, Italy, before beginning his career in the Foreign Service in 1966. Riggs National Corporation, the largest bank holding company headquartered in the nation's capital, has 48 branches in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as locations in Miami, London, Channel Islands and Berlin. As the leading banking institution in the nation's capital, Riggs commands the largest market share serving one of the most affluent areas of the country, with specialized banking and financial management products and services for individuals, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. Riggs is also the dominant financial institution serving embassies, both in the United States and abroad. More information on the Company can be found at the Company's website www.riggsbank.com. |
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