Sherry Tross

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Vaughna Sherry Tross is a diplomat from Saint Kitts and Nevis. [1]

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Education

Tross is Nevisian. [2] She holds a degree in Spanish from Hamilton College, New York and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Miami. [3]

Career

She served as head of the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretariat for Integral Development and Director General of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development. [4] She was the first woman in the history of the organization to hold both positions. [5] She has also worked at the World Trade Center in Miami and the University of Miami’s North South Center. [6]

In 2018, Tross was appointed High Commissioner to Canada. [3] [7] In 2022, she was appointed ambassador to Panama. [8] She serves in both positions out of Ottawa. [9]

Tross was awarded the United Nations South-South Cooperation Award and the Women in Leadership award from the Inter-American Commission of Women. [5] In 2012, the government of Chile conferred on her the Order of Bernardo O’Higgins. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sherry Tross Appointed As The Federation's Next High Commissioner To Canada - SKN PULSE". 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ↑ "AMBASSADORS-DESIGNATE PRESENT CREDENTIALS TO H.E. DAME MARCELLA LIBURD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE". SKNIS. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  3. 1 2 "Nevisian Sherry Tross Named Next St.Kitts-Nevis High Commissioner to Canada" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  4. ↑ "H.E. Sherry Tross delivers compelling National Statement to the OAS General Assembly – Ministry of Foreign Affairs" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  5. 1 2 3 "SHERRY TROSS – Ministry of Foreign Affairs" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  6. ↑ "Nevisian Sherry Tross appointed SKN's next High Commissioner to Canada". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa bids goodbye to St. Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner". Black Ottawa Scene. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  8. ↑ "New SKN Ambassador to Panama presents credentials – Ministry of Foreign Affairs" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  9. ↑ "New SKN Ambassador to Panama presents credentials" . Retrieved 2025-09-16.
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