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

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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.

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Departments

Foreign ministers of Barbados

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

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTenureNotes
1 Errol Barrow
(1920–1987)
Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png 1966–1971
2 James Cameron Tudor
(1919–1995)
No image.png 1971–19721st appointment
3 George Moe
(1932–2004)
No image.png 1972–1976
4 Henry Forde
(1933–2024)
Henry Forde 1971.png 1976–1981
5 Louis Tull
(1938–)
Sir Louis Tull.png 1981–1985
6 Nigel A. Barrow
(?–?)
No image.png 1985–1986
(2) James Cameron Tudor
(1919–1995)
No image.png 1986–19892nd appointment
7 Maurice King
(1936–2021)
No image.png 1989–1993
8 Branford Taitt
(1938–2013)
No image.png 1993–1994
9 Billie Miller
(1944–)
No image.png 1994–2008
10 Christopher Sinckler
(1967–)
No image.png 2008
11 Maxine McClean
(?–)
Maxine McClean is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados (cropped).jpg 2008–2018
12 Jerome Walcott [2]
(1957–)
Jerome Walcott (cropped).jpg 2018–2022
13 Kerrie Drurard Symmonds [3]
(1966–)
2022–present [4]

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. The Hon. Kerrie Drurard Symmonds, M.P, Foreign.gov.bb/
  4. Bennett, Randy (2022-10-22). "New Cabinet changes to take effect on Wednesday". Barbados Today. Retrieved 2022-11-11.