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Last Updated : January 20, 2001

 

ANTIGUA and BARBUDA

(Antigua and Barbuda)

Lester Bryant Bird - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on February 21, 1938

Education : He attended the Antigua Grammar School, where during his five years as a student at the school, served as a head boy. After the completion of his Secondary School years at the Antigua Grammar School, he went on to qualify as a lawyer at the Barrister at Law University in Michigan in 1962 where he studied politics.

Party : ALP (Antigua Labour Party)

Also : Prime Minister

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1991 - 2nd time)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTrO

 

BAHAMAS, The

(Commonwealth of The Bahamas)

Janet Gwennett Bostwick - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born :

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1994)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (applicant)

 

BARBADOS

(Barbados)

Billie Antoinette Miller - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : in Barbados on January 8th ,1944

Education : Educated at Belair Junior School and Queen's College in Barbados, she later attended King's College, Durham University, and the Council of Legal Education in England.

Also : Minister of Foreign Trade

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 7 Seotember1994)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

 

CUBA

(Republica de Cuba)

Felipe Pérez Roque - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : La Habana, el 28 de marzo de 1965

Education : Graduó como Ingeniero Electrónico en la Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica del Instituto Superior Politécnico "José Antonio Echeverría"

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1999)

International organization participation : CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

 

DOMINICA

(Commonwealth of Dominica)

Pierre Charles - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister

Born : 1954

Party : DLP (Dominica Labour Party)

Also : Prime Minister

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 3 October 2000)

International organization participation : ACCT, ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO, WTrO

DOMINICAN

(Republica Dominicana)

Hugo Tolentino Dipp - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : August 28, 1930 in Santo Domingo de Guzmán

Education : Graduate from the Institut des Hautes Études Internationales, Paris.

Party : PRD (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana / Dominican Revolutionary Party)

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since August 16, 2000)

International organization participation : ACP, Caricom (observer), ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, LAIA (observer), NAM (guest), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

 

GRENADA

(Grenada)

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Mark Isaac - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : 1951

Education :

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1999 - 2nd time)

Also : Minister of State

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WToO, WTrO

HAÏTI

(Republique d’Haiti)

Emmanuel Fritz Longchamp - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on October 31, 1948 in Port-au-Prince

Education : Graduated as a mathematics teacher and civil engineer.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1995)

International organization participation : ACCT, ACP, Caricom (observer), CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

JAMAICA

(Jamaica)

Dr.Paul Robertson - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : July 7, 1946

Education : PH.D from the University of Michigan. A BSc in Economics and a MSc. In Government from the University of the West Indies. He also attended Oberlin High School and Jamaica College.

Party : PNP (People's National Party)

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 11 February 2000)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-15, G-19, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

St-KITTS and NEVIS

(Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Sam Condor - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : 1949

Education : Attend Irish Town Primary school and Basseterre Senior High School before going to England to continue his studies. He was awarded a Diploma in Development Studies from Ruskin College in Oxford and a BA (Hons.) in Economics from the University of Sussex in Brighton.

Party : SKLP (Saint Kitts-Nevis Labour Party)

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since March 9, 2000)

Also : Minister of Trade, Industry and CARICOM ; Youth, Sports and Community Affairs

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WTrO

SAINT-LUCIA

(Saint-Lucia)

George W. Odlum - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on June 24, 1934, in Castries, St. Lucia

Education : He earned post-graduate degrees in the UK at the University of Bristol and Oxford University.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 1997 - 2nd time)

Also : Minister of International Trade

International organization participation : ACCT (associate), ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

 

 SAINT-VINCENT and THE GRENADINES

(Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Allan Cruickshank - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born :

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 8 January 1998)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WTrO

TRINIDAD and TOBAGO

(Republic of Trinidad and Tobago)

Mervyn Assam - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : on February 01, 1938

Education : Attended the University of Toronto where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Political Science. He also completed graduate studies in International Relations and is a Canadian Certified General Accountant.

(Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 of December 2000)

International organization participation : ACP, C, Caricom, CCC, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO

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