Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business (Barbados)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados is a key Barbadian government agency responsible for regulating, maintaining, and developing Barbados's external relations and the nature of trading with foreign countries. The Ministry is also responsible for the country's representation at the United Nations and advises other Ministries and State authorities when the latter have dealings with foreign governments or institutions. It is based on Culloden Road, in the nation's capital Bridgetown.

Departments

  • Africa, Asia, Europe Division
  • Americas-Hemispheric Division
  • Caribbean Affairs and CARICOM Division
  • Consular and Diaspora Division
  • Protocol and Conferences Division
  • Human Resource and Administration Division
  • Multilateral Division
  • Strategic Analysis Unit

Foreign ministers of Barbados

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Barbados since 1966:[1]

No. Tenure Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Notes
1 1966–1971 Errol Barrow
(1920–1987)
2 1971–1972 James Cameron Tudor
(1919–1995)		 1st appointment
3 1972–1976 George Moe
(1932–2004)
4 1976–1981 Henry Forde
(1933–2024)
5 1981–1985 Louis Tull
(1938–)
6 1985–1986 Nigel A. Barrow
(?–?)
(2) 1986–1989 James Cameron Tudor
(1919–1995)		 2nd appointment
7 1989–1993 Maurice King
(1936–2021)
8 1993–1994 Branford Taitt
(1938–2013)
9 1994–2008 Billie Miller
(1944–)
10 2008 Christopher Sinckler
(1967–)
11 2008–2018 Maxine McClean
(?–)
12 2018–2022 Jerome Walcott[2]
(1957–)
13 2022–2026[3] Kerrie Drurard Symmonds[4]
(1966–)
(2) 2026–present Christopher Sinckler
(1967–)		 2nd appointment

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Foreign ministers A-D". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Senator Dr. The Hon. Jerome Xavier Walcott, FRCS, JP, Foreign.gov.bb/
  3. ↑ Bennett, Randy (2022-10-22). "New Cabinet changes to take effect on Wednesday". Barbados Today. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  4. ↑ The Hon. Kerrie Drurard Symmonds, M.P, Foreign.gov.bb/



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