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Antonia Hugh is a Jamaican businessman and diplomat currently serving as Jamaica ambassador to China. [1]
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Antonia Hugh is a Jamaican businessman and diplomat currently serving as Jamaica ambassador to China. [1]
Hugh attended Brigham Young University, United States where obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration before proceeding to University of the West Indies where he earned a master’s degree in Business Administration. [2]
Hugh is an international business consultant with interest in energy and property development. He was Director of Rayton Group Limited, Jamaica and Non-Executive Director, AMG packaging and Paper Ltd. Jamaica.[ citation needed ] He was appointed Jamaica ambassador to China in 2019.
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