List of British High Commissioners in Barbados
The British High Commissioner (Commonwealth) with a letter of introduction for the Governor General of Barbados in Bridgetown also regularly receives a letter of introduction for:
- the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda in Saint John's
- the Governor General of Grenada in St. George’s
- the Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis in Basseterre
- the Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Kingstown
- the Governor General of St. Lucia in Castries
as well as a letter of commission for:
- the President of Dominica in Roseau
presented | Surname | Life dates / remarks | presented during the British government of | presented during the government in Barbados by | Leave post |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1966 | John Still Bennett | * March 22, 1911 | Harold Wilson | Errol Walton Barrow | 1970 |
1971 | David Roberts | August 8, 1924 - June 7, 1987 | Edward Heath | 1973 | |
1973 | Charles Stuart Roberts | * March 23, 1918 | 1978 | ||
1978 | James Stanley Arthur | 1970–1973: Deputy High Commissioner to Malta; 1974–78 High Commissioner to Fiji in Nauru at the same time | James Callaghan | John Michael G. Adams | 1982 |
1982 | John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil | May 22, 1926-22. March 2000 | Margaret Thatcher | 1983 | |
Aug 6, 1983 | Giles Bullard | August 24, 1926-11. November 1992 | 1986 | ||
Oct 19, 1986 | Kevin Francis Xavier Burns | * December 18, 1930 | Errol Walton Barrow | 1990 | |
Jan. 13, 1991 | Emrys Thomas Davies | * 1934; 1976–1978: Commissioner Commercial Counselor in Beijing, 1979–1982: Deputy High Commissioner to Canada, 1982–1984: Inspector, 1984–1987: Deputy British Government Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development , 1987–1990: Ambassador in Hanoi | John Major | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford | 1994 |
Oct 7, 1994 | Richard Thomas | Owen Arthur | 1998 | ||
March 8, 1998 | Gordon Meldrum Baker | * July 4, 1941; 1959: Lord Chancellor's Department; 1966: Commonwealth Office; 1968: FO (later FCO) 1968; Lagos 1969; First Secretary FCO, April 1986: Counselor, Head of the Consular Section and Consul General in Santigo de Chile | Tony Blair | 2001 | |
Aug 11, 2001 | John White | 2005 | |||
2005 | Duncan Taylor | 2009 | |||
2010 | Paul Brummell | David Cameron | Friend Stuart |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ british ambassadors (PDF; 368 kB)