Meg Taylor
Encyclopedia
Dame Meg Taylor DBE (born 1950) is a Papua New Guinea
n lawyer and diplomat.
She received her LL.B
degree from Melbourne University, Australia, and her LL.M
degree from Harvard University
, USA. She practiced law in Papua New Guinea and serves as a member of the Law Reform Commission.
The daughter of Australian explorer Jim Taylor
, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
in 2002.
From 1989 to 1994 she was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea
to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington DC.
Taylor is currently Vice President, Compliance Adviser Ombudsman for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
n lawyer and diplomat.
She received her LL.B
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
degree from Melbourne University, Australia, and her LL.M
Master of Laws
The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...
degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, USA. She practiced law in Papua New Guinea and serves as a member of the Law Reform Commission.
The daughter of Australian explorer Jim Taylor
Jim Taylor (explorer)
James "Jim" Lindsay Taylor was an Australian born, Papua New Guinean explorer. He is most noted for leading patrols into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s...
, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 2002.
From 1989 to 1994 she was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington DC.
Taylor is currently Vice President, Compliance Adviser Ombudsman for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group
World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is a family of five international organizations that makes leveraged loans, generally to poor countries.The Bank came into formal existence on 27 December 1945 following international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements, which emerged from the United Nations Monetary...