He said he had given Mr Mills a free hand to manage some of his affairs offshore, including the setting up of the Hadrian Trust in Guernsey in 1996.
He certainly has plenty to deal with in his early months in the job, including the setting up of the compensation scheme for occupational schemes and appointing a new regulator for employers' schemes.
Apart from raising awareness, Dirie has helped implement measures to eradicate this abuse of women, including the setting up of medical centres to help women who have suffered FGM.
Less publicised, but ultimately just as significant, events that year included the setting up of Apple Computer Inc and the first reported case of a haemorrhagic fever virus found near a river called the Ebola in Zaire.
While there has been a large increase in the number of school and academy sixth forms since 2010 – including the setting up of free-school sixth forms such as the £45 m Harris Westminster sixth form – the number of standalone sixth-form colleges has gone down from more than 120 in the in 1990s, despite their academic success.
Fifa allowing a convicted criminal to run the national FA from his prison cell and return to his office upon release was breathtaking as were the eventual results that included the setting up of rebel leagues and federations, fan deaths, player deaths, player strikes and a whole lot more.
Few people are aware 1.5 million Indians fought alongside the British – that there were men in turbans in the same trenches as the Tommies Shrabani Basu In order to sustain the Indian troops in the alien environment of northern France, a remarkable logistical operation was put in place, which included the setting up of separate kitchens to meet the dietary requirements of Muslims and Hindus.
Mr Jarba also spoke to reporters after the meeting, outlining the steps that he considered necessary for the success of the Geneva talks, including: The setting up of safe corridors to deliver humanitarian aid to opposition-held areas currently besieged by government forces.
Common features of responses at this time included the setting up of crisis response teams, help lines, information leaflets, and counselling services.
The government will spend €100m (£72m) on a three-year plan, including the setting up of a new unit to monitor and fight "hatred online".
