The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Barbados, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Bridgetown, Barbados.

As members of Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Barbados are at the governmental level, rather than between their heads of state (King Charles III is head of state of the U.K., but not of Barbados which became a republic on 30 November 2021). Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

The high commission in Barbados also covers several other Commonwealth countries in the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda (since June 2008); The Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada (since 2006); The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (passed from Antigua to Barbados in June 2008); Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since 2007).

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Barbados

1966–1970: John S. Bennett, CBE, CVO 1971–1973: Sir David Arthur Roberts, KBE, CMG 1973–1978: Charles Stuart Roberts, CMGBorn 24 May 1918; son of late Charles William Roberts and Dorothy Roberts; married 1946, Margaret Ethel Jones, two daughters, one son; 1936: Colonial Office; 1940-1946: Royal Navy; 1946: Colonial Office; 1949-1950: Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State for the Colonies; 1975: CMG; died 30 January 1989 – 1978–1982: James Stanley Arthur, CMG 1982–1983: John Morrison, 2nd Viscount Dunrossil, CMG 1983–1986: Sir Giles Bullard, KCVO, CMG 1986–1990: Kevin Francis Xavier Burns, CMGJames, Sally, Diplomatic Moves: Life in the Foreign Service, Radcliffe Press, 1995, page 206 1990–1994: Emrys T. Davies, CMG 1994–1998: Richard Thomas, CMG 1998–2001: Gordon M. Baker 2001–2005: C. John B. White 2005–2009: Duncan Taylor, CBE 2010–2013: Paul Brummell 2013–2017: Victoria DeanNew British High Commissioner arrives in Barbados, British High Commission Bridgetown, 7 November 2013 2017–2020: Janet DouglasChange of British High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 10 April 2017

2021–2025: Scott Furssedonn-Wood, MVO, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 8 March 2021 2025–present: Simon Mustard

See also

List of ambassadors and high commissioners to and from Barbados

References

Further reading

A DIRECTORY OF BRITISH DIPLOMATS,

External links

UK and Barbados, gov.uk