Embassy of Barbados- Head of Mission  

High Commissioner

 His Excellency Mr Hugh Anthony Arthur

 Honours/Decorations

 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

 Career

 2008 to date High Commissioner for Barbados to the United Kingdom

 1998-2008 Lecturer/Co-coordinator, Hospitality and Tourism management Degree Programme, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados

 1995-1997 Tourism Development Planner, Project Leader, Government of Grenada/Organisation of American States, Grenada Tourism Master Plan Project, Grenada

 1992-1995 Chief Executive Officer, Barbados Tourism Authority, Bridgetown, Barbados

 1991-1992 Director of Marketing and Sales, North America, Barbados Board of Tourism, New York, USA

 1985-1991 Deputy Director of Tourism, (Marketing), Barbados Board of Tourism, Barbados

1976-1979, 1980-1985 Marketing Manager,  Barbados Tourist Board, Bridgetown, Barbados

1979-1980 Lecturer in Tourism, University of the West Indies, Nassau, Bahamas

1974-1976 Executive Officer, Barbados Tourist Board, Bridgetown, Barbados

1971-1974 Travel Development Officer,  Barbados Tourist Board, Toronto, Canada

Special interests

Tourism management, marketing (hospitality and tourism), tourism planning

Education

Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: BA (Hons) Sociology & Economics 1969

University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom: MSc (Tourism)

Date of birth/marital status

10 June 1945. Divorced