High Commission of The Bahamas in London | |
Location: | Mayfair, London |
Address: | 10 Chesterfield Street, London, W1J 5JL |
Coordinates: | 51.5072°N -0.1486°W |
High Commissioner: | Paul Andrew Gomez |
The High Commission of The Bahamas in London is the diplomatic mission of The Bahamas in the United Kingdom.[1] It was first established in the 1970s.
The present High Commissioner, Paul Andrew Gomez, is the tenth to hold the post.
Sir Alvin Braynen | July 10, 1973 - June 30, 1977 | |
Mr Anthony Roberts | October 2, 1977 - September 14, 1984 | |
Mr Richard Demeritte | September 17, 1984 - May 13, 1988 | |
Dr. Patricia Rodgers | May 16, 1988 - October 30, 1992 | |
Sir Arthur A. Foulkes | November 9, 1992 - June 14, 1999 | |
Mr Basil O'Brien CMG | August 31, 1999 - January 31, 2008 | |
Mr Paul Farquharson QPM | February 2, 2008 - August 21, 2012 | |
Mr Eldred Bethel | December 17, 2012 - May, 2017 | |
Mr Ellison Greenslade QPM | November 17, 2017 - April 2023 | |
Mr Paul Gomez | April 20, 2023 - present |
The building also serves as The Bahamas Tourist Office in London.[3]
As well as functioning as the High Commission to the United Kingdom, it also serves as the Embassy of the Bahamas to a number of countries in Europe and a number of international organisations including the Commonwealth Secretariat, the International Maritime Organization and the Bureau of International Expositions.[4]