MFA History - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price: 1981-1984 Hon. Vernon Harrison Courtenay: 1984 *Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow: 1984-1989 | 1993-1998 *Hon. Said Musa: 1989-1993 | 1998-2002 Hon. Assad Shoman: 2002-2003 Hon. Godfrey Smith: 2003-2006 *Hon. Eamon H. Courtenay: 2006-2007 | 2020-2023 Hon. Lisa Shoman: 2007-2008 Hon. Wilfred P. Elrington: 2008 – 2020 Hon. Francis W. Fonseca: 2024 – Present *Ambassador Mr. Robert Leslie: 1981 | 1984-1991 Mr. Egbert Grinage: 1981-1982 Mr. Everal Waight: 1982-1984 Mr. Joseph Bulwer: 1991-1992 *H.E Mr. Lawrence Sylvester: 2003-2006 |2014-2017 Ms. Diana Locke: 1992-1993 Mr. David Gibson: 1993-2003 *H.E Amalia Mai: 2006-2008 | November 2020 to May 2026 Mr. Alexis Rosado: 2008-2014 Ambassador Mr. Patrick Andrews: 2017-2019 Ambassador Lou-Anne Burns Martinez: February 2019 to November 2020 Ambassador Oscar Arnold: June 2026 to Present
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Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price: 1981-1984 Hon. Vernon Harrison Courtenay: 1984 *Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow: 1984-1989 | 1993-1998 *Hon. Said Musa: 1989-1993 | 1998-2002 Hon. Assad Shoman: 2002-2003 Hon. Godfrey Smith: 2003-2006 *Hon. Eamon H. Courtenay: 2006-2007 | 2020-2023 Hon. Lisa Shoman: 2007-2008 Hon. Wilfred P. Elrington: 2008 – 2020 Hon. Francis W. Fonseca: 2024 – Present *Ambassador Mr. Robert Leslie: 1981 | 1984-1991 Mr. Egbert Grinage: 1981-1982 Mr. Everal Waight: 1982-1984 Mr. Joseph Bulwer: 1991-1992 *H.E Mr. Lawrence Sylvester: 2003-2006 |2014-2017 Ms. Diana Locke: 1992-1993 Mr. David Gibson: 1993-2003 *H.E Amalia Mai: 2006-2008 | November 2020 to May 2026 Mr. Alexis Rosado: 2008-2014 Ambassador Mr. Patrick Andrews: 2017-2019 Ambassador Lou-Anne Burns Martinez: February 2019 to November 2020 Ambassador Oscar Arnold: June 2026 to Present
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- 13 September 2026
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price: 1981-1984 Hon. Vernon Harrison Courtenay: 1984 *Hon. Dean Oliver Barrow: 1984-1989 | 1993-1998 *Hon. Said Musa: 1989-1993 | 1998-2002 Hon. Assad Shoman: 2002-2003 Hon. Godfrey Smith: 2003-2006 *Hon. Eamon H. Courtenay: 2006-2007 | 2020-2023 Hon. Lisa Shoman: 2007-2008 Hon. Wilfred P. Elrington: 2008 – 2020 Hon. Francis W. Fonseca: 2024 – Present
Chief Executive Officers of Foreign Affairs
*Ambassador Mr. Robert Leslie: 1981 | 1984-1991 Mr. Egbert Grinage: 1981-1982 Mr. Everal Waight: 1982-1984 Mr. Joseph Bulwer: 1991-1992 *H.E Mr. Lawrence Sylvester: 2003-2006 |2014-2017 Ms. Diana Locke: 1992-1993 Mr. David Gibson: 1993-2003 *H.E Amalia Mai: 2006-2008 | November 2020 to May 2026 Mr. Alexis Rosado: 2008-2014 Ambassador Mr. Patrick Andrews: 2017-2019 Ambassador Lou-Anne Burns Martinez: February 2019 to November 2020 Ambassador Oscar Arnold: June 2026 to Present