Shirley Skerrit-Andrew Explained
Shirley Skerrit-Andrew is an economist and diplomat from St Kitts, who was appointed Ambassador of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to the European Union on 30 October 2008.[1] [2] [3] At her appointment she became the federation's first non-resident woman ambassador.[4] She held the appointment until 2013,[5] when she was succeeded by Len Ishmael.[6]
As the first appointment to a newly created role, she took up her post as High Commissioner to Canada in 2016, with a brief to focus on renewable energy technologies.[7] She was succeeded in the role by Sherry Tross, who was appointed in 2018.[8] [9]
In 2016 she was listed as one of St Kitts and Nevis' '40 Most Powerful Women'.[10]
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- Web site: 2008-11-02. Kittitian woman appointed new OECS Ambassador to Brussels. 2022-01-17. South Florida Caribbean News. en-US.
- Web site: New Arrivals – Summer 2016 : Diplomat Magazine. 2022-01-17. en-US.
- Web site: SKNVibes Eustace Wallace appointed Counsellor at the St. Kitts and Nevis High Commission in London. 2022-01-17. www.sknvibes.com.
- Web site: SKNVibes The advancement of Women's Rights and Gender Equality in St. Kitts & Nevis has a decorated history. 2022-01-17. www.sknvibes.com.
- Web site: Nevisian Sherry Tross '92 appointed SKN's High Commissioner to Canada. 2022-01-17. Hamilton College. en.
- Web site: story-editor. 2018-02-02. Prime minister reports on changes in diplomatic landscape. 2022-01-17. The St Kitts Nevis Observer. en-US.
- Web site: St.Kitts-Nevis' 40 most Influential and Powerful Women 2016. 2022-01-17. NevisPages.com. en-CA.
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