Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam of Sri Lanka origin, has been appointed next Governor of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.

She will succeed Tim Foy, OBE, inuary Jan 2021, accorting to a statement issued by the Government of the United kingdom.

The total land area of Anguilla is 35 sq miles and it has a population of 18,090.

Selvaratnam has extensive experience in the government with her previous roles at the UK Department of Business and the Ministry of Justice.

She received her Master of Laws (LLM), Public International Law from the University of London.