Retired Permanent Secretary, Bentley Gibbs, has been appointed
Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office and other
international organizations in Geneva.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Trade, the Ambassador-designate is expected to assume
his duties later this month, and will replace Dr. Marion Williams
who served from 2010 to 2015.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Maxine
McClean, has expressed confidence that the work which will be
undertaken by the new envoy will be instrumental in advancing
Barbados' interests in Geneva and in the wider international
community.
Mr. Gibbs has had a long and distinguished career in the public
service, most notably as Permanent Secretary (Foreign Trade) in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. He has played a
central role in CARICOM, ACP/EU and World Trade Organization
matters.
