Sir Ellis Emmanuel Innocent Clarke was the first President of Trinidad and Tobago and the second and last Governor-General. He was one of the main architects of Trinidad and Tobago's 1962 Independence constitution.
An apostolic nunciature is a top-level diplomatic mission of the Holy See,equivalent to an embassy. However,it does not issue visas,nor does it have consulates.
Kamla Persad-Bissessar,often referred to by her initials KPB,is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer and politician who is the Leader of the Opposition of Trinidad and Tobago,political leader of the United National Congress and was the sixth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 26 May 2010 until 9 September 2015. She was the country's first female Prime Minister,Attorney General,and Leader of the Opposition,the first woman to chair the Commonwealth of Nations and the first woman of Indian origin to be a prime minister of a country outside of India and the wider South Asian region.
Trinidad and Tobago,officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago,is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean and is known for its fossil-fuel wealth. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago,and numerous much smaller islands,it is situated 130 kilometres south of Grenada and 11 kilometres off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast,Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. According to some geographic definitions,Trinidad and Tobago are also part of the Windward Islands and Lesser Antilles,while other definitions regard Trinidad and Tobago as a separate island group.
Deryck Lance Murray is a former West Indies cricketer. A wicketkeeper and right-handed batsman,Murray kept wicket to the West Indian fast bowling attacks of the 1970s;his glovework effected 189 Test dismissals and greatly enhanced the potency of the bowling attack.
Philip Sealy was the Permanent Representative for Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations. His full title is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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.
Anya Ayoung-Chee is a Trinidadian fashion designer,model and television host. She was Miss Trinidad &Tobago Universe 2008 and was a contestant in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant. She was the winner of Project Runway's ninth season in 2011. She founded the fashion lines Anya de Rouge and Pilar and the online fashion retailer cANYAval.
Russia–Trinidad and Tobago relations are the bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and Trinidad and Tobago. Diplomatic relations were established on June 6,1974. Russia is represented in Trinidad and Tobago through a non-resident embassy in Georgetown,Guyana.
Barbados–Trinidad and Tobago relations refer to bilateral relations between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados maintains non-resident representation to Port of Spain,and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago maintains non-resident representation to Bridgetown. Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago formally established diplomatic relations on Barbados' national date of independence 30 November 1966. Both countries are members of many shared organisations including:The Association of Caribbean States,the Commonwealth of Nations,CARICOM,CARIFORUM,and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Foreign relations exist between Australia and Barbados. Neither country has a resident ambassador. The regional Australian High Commissioner to Barbados is accredited from Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago. Barbados is represented in Australia through its High Commission in Ottawa,(Canada). Barbados maintains an honorary consul and a tourist office in Australia. Barbados and Australia established diplomatic relations on 7 January 1974. Both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations,and comprised as former parts of the British Empire.
Japan and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago have had established diplomatic relations since May 1964,two years after the isles had attained their independence in 1962.
The Queen of Trinidad and Tobago was the head of state from independence in 1962 to abolition of the monarchy in 1976. The monarch's constitutional roles were delegated to a governor-general,who acted on the advice of government ministers.
Sandra Honoré served as the United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). She was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 31 May 2013. and served until the MINUSTAH's mandate expired on October 15,2017. In 2000-2005,she was Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Valeriy Kuchinsky is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician,who has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine,and Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations. He has served on the board of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,and as Executive Secretary of the Ukrainian National Commission for the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO). Adjunct Professor of International Relations Columbia University Ukrainian Studies Program.
Pennelope Althea Beckles-Robinson is a Trinidad and Tobago attorney and politician who has been the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since August 2016.
Marjorie Ruth Thorpe is a Trinidadian academic,lecturer,former diplomat and the first woman to have chaired the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Trinidad and Tobago. She is also a development practitioner with a particular interest in gender issues.
Stella Piari Abidh (1903–1989) was a Trinidad and Tobago public health physician. She served as the Medical Officer of Health for San Fernando and as medical supervisor of schools in south Trinidad. She is believed to be the first Indo-Trinidadian woman to become a doctor.
Shamfa Ashaki Cudjoe is a Trinidad and Tobago politician representing the People's National Movement. She has served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for Tobago West since the 2015 general election. She is the current Minister of Sport and Community Development.
