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.
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Barbados since 1966:[1]
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Notes | ||
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1 | Errol Barrow | 1966–1971 | |||
2 | James Cameron Tudor | 1971–1972 | 1st appointment | ||
3 | George Moe | 1972–1976 | |||
4 | Henry Forde | 1976–1981 | |||
5 | Louis Tull | 1981–1985 | |||
6 | Nigel A. Barrow | 1985–1986 | |||
James Cameron Tudor | 1986–1989 | 2st appointment | |||
7 | Maurice King | 1989–1993 | |||
8 | Branford Taitt | 1993–1994 | |||
9 | Billie Miller | 1994–2008 | |||
10 | Christopher Sinckler | 2008 | |||
11 | Maxine McClean | 2008–2018 | |||
12 | Jerome Walcott[2] | 2018–2022 | |||
13 | Kerrie Drurard Symmonds[3] | 2022–present[4] |