Background
Rankin, Haywood Forney was born on July 31, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Forney Anderson and Jean Smith (Cantrell) Rankin.
Rankin, Haywood Forney was born on July 31, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Forney Anderson and Jean Smith (Cantrell) Rankin.
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University North Carolina, 1968. Juris Doctor, University North Carolina, 1971. Bachelor of Science in Geology, Oxford University, England, 1982.
Law clerk to chief justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, Raleigh, 1971-1972; vice consul, American Consulate General, Tangier, Morocco, 1973-1975; consul, American Consulate General, Port Said, Egypt, 1977-1979; political analyst Bureau Intelligence and Research, Department State, Washington, 1982-1984; political officer, American Embassy, Damascus, Syria, 1984-1986; chief political section, American Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq, 1986-1988; deputy chief mission, American Embassy, Muscat, Oman, 1989-1992; deputy chief mission, American Embassy, Algiers, Algeria, 1992-1994; deputy director, Office Near East South Asia Bureau Intelligence & Research, Washington, 1994-1995; director, Office Near East South Asia Bureau Intelligence & Research, Washington, 1995-1996; political-economics counsellor, American Embassy, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, since 1996.
Married Sabine Irmgard Schmid, August 5, 1982. Children: Johanna, Susanna.