Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett
Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett
Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett
Tenure
2021
- Carla Natalie Barnett, PhD, CBE became the eighthSecretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on 15 August 2021.
Dr. Barnett, an economist, has worked across CARICOM for over 30 years. She was the first woman to be appointed as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Belize, and the first woman and youngest person to be appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of CARICOM. She was also Vice-President, Operations at the Caribbean Development Bank.
As a Consultant, Dr. Barnett has provided advisory services in public sector financial management and strategic planning throughout CARICOM.
As a politician, Dr. Barnett contested the 2015 Belize General Election, and was a Senator and a Minister of State in the Belize Government from 2015-2020.
She is an advocate for gender equality as the right thing to do to create a more stable and equitable society, and as good economic policy. She has been an active Member of the Caribbean Institute of Women in Leadership (CIWiL) Belize Chapter, a President of the Belize YWCA and on the Board of Haven House, a shelter for battered women.
Dr. Barnett has received several awards, including the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for distinguished public service.
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Amb Irwin LaRocque
Tenure: 2011 - 2021
Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite
Tenure: 2011 - 2011
Ambassador Hon. Edwin W. Carrington
Tenure: 1992 - 2010
Ambassador Roderick Rainford
Tenure: 1983 - 1992
Dr. Kurleigh King
Tenure: 1979 - 1983
Ambassador Mr. Joseph Tyndall
Tenure: 1978 - 1978
Ambassador Hon. Alister McIntyre
Tenure: 1974 - 1977
Ambassador Hon. William G. Demas
Tenure: 1972 - 1974
Ambassador Fred Lloyd Cozier
Tenure: 1967 - 1969
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