3208.110 After discussion with the First Citizen the First Minister has appointed Senator Sebastian Charles Sinclair Farquar Rathbone as the new Imperial Foreign Minister.
He is 65 years old and the third son of the First Citizen.
He served 35 years in the Imperial Earth Navy, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral in the Fleet Reserve after commanding a Battleship Squadron in the Earth Defence Force.
Over the last 10 years his rise to the position of Foreign Minister has been meteoric, assisted in no small part by personal relations within the Senate and amongst the Senior Citizenry, some of whom still ruffle his hair in public.
He has made a number of well remembered speeches in the Senate, most notably on issues of Imperial stability and leadership, together with some powerful pronouncements on foreign policy which no doubt influenced his being chosen for this, his first Ministerial post.
He has a powerful group of information and polling analysts who work behind the scenes to provide him with the most up to date and accurate information on all issues on which he is talking.
He is also known to regularly attend the Universal Church and New Vegas, and to have had personal audiences with the Neo-Pope on several occasions.
He is divorced with two children, both of whom live with their mother.
He enjoys card games, wine tasting and long walks.
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