| Hugh Todd | |
| Birth Name: | Hugh Hilton Todd |
| Office1: | Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation |
| Term Start1: | 5 August 2020[1] |
| Predecessor1: | Karen Cummings |
| President1: | Irfaan Ali |
| Party: | People's Progressive Party |
| Nationality: | Guyanese |
| Occupation: | Politician, lecturer |
Hugh Hilton Todd is a Guyanese politician who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana since 2020.[1]
Hugh Todd joined the Guyana Defense Force in 1993. In 1995, he received his training at the Britannia Royal Naval College and was promoted sub-lieutenant.[2] He served in the Guyana Defense Force Coast Guard.[3]
In 2001, Todd was co-founder of Linden Television Cable Network for which he served as its Director until 2009.[2] In 2011, he graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Master of Science degree in Global Studies.[2]
In 2012, he became a lecturer at the University of Guyana, and in 2017 was appointed Assistant Dean.
On 5 August 2020, Todd was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the cabinet of Irfaan Ali.[4] Former minister Carl Barrington Greenidge who handled the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute at the International Court of Justice has been retained on the team while the case is ongoing.[5]
Todd was diagnosed COVID-19 positive on 12 August 2020 which resulted in the temporary quarantine and testing of all cabinet members.[6]
On 17 August 2020, he appointed Robert Persaud as Foreign Secretary.[7]