Carl Roberts (diplomat)
Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat
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Carl Bertrand Westerby Roberts CMG (born October 13, 1948) was an Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat and was the former High Commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom,[1] with concurrent accreditations as Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to France, Germany, Italy and Spain.[2]
Preceded byRonald Sanders (diplomat)
Succeeded byAlthea Allison Vanderpoole Banahene
BornOctober 13, 1948
Spousem 1974, Pauline Margaret A.
Carl Bertrand Westerby Roberts | |
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| High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom | |
| In office October 3, 2004 – 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald Sanders (diplomat) |
| Succeeded by | Althea Allison Vanderpoole Banahene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 13, 1948 |
| Spouse | m 1974, Pauline Margaret A. |
| Education | Antigua Grammar School |
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Career
- In 1967 he joined the Cable & Wireless (WI) Ltd.
- From 1995 to 1997 he was General Manager of Cable & Wireless (WI) Ltd. in Montserrat.
- From 1997 to 2002 he was Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless (WI) Ltd. in Dominica.
- From 2002 to 2004 he was Chief Executive of Cable & Wireless (WI) Ltd. in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- On October 3, 2004 he was commissioned High Commissioner to London.
- On 8 December 2004 Roberts presented his Letters of Credence to Queen Elizabeth II.[3]
- From 2004 to 2014 he was High Commissioner to London and concurrently Ambassador to Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Rome, Paris, where he was Permanent Representative to the UNESCO and in Geneva he was Deputy Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization.
- In the 2012 New Year Honours, Roberts was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) [4]
