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Ministers of Foreign Affairs

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  • Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price: 1981-1984
  • Hon. Vernon Harrison Courtenay: 1984
  • *Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow: 1984-1989 | 1993-1998
  • *Hon. Said Musa: 1989-1993 | 1998-2002
  • Hon. Assad Shoman: 2002-2003
  • Hon. Godfrey Smith: 2003-2006
  • *Hon. Eamon H. Courtenay: 2006-2007 | 2020-2023
  • Hon. Lisa Shoman: 2007-2008
  • Hon. Wilfred P. Elrington: 2008 – 2020
  • Hon. Francis W. Fonseca: 2024 – Present

Chief Executive Officers of Foreign Affairs

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  • *Ambassador Mr. Robert Leslie: 1981 | 1984-1991
  • Mr. Egbert Grinage: 1981-1982
  • Mr. Everal Waight: 1982-1984
  • Mr. Joseph Bulwer: 1991-1992
  • *H.E Mr. Lawrence Sylvester: 2003-2006 |2014-2017
  • Ms. Diana Locke: 1992-1993
  • Mr. David Gibson: 1993-2003
  • *H.E Amalia Mai: 2006-2008 | November 2020 to May 2026
  • Mr. Alexis Rosado: 2008-2014
  • Ambassador Mr. Patrick Andrews: 2017-2019
  • Ambassador Lou-Anne Burns Martinez: February 2019 to November 2020

*Served more than one period.

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