Douglas Saunders
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Douglas Anthony Clive Saunders (born February 15, 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica
) is a Jamaica
n diplomat.
, Kingston, Jamaica. He worked as a supervisor for the West Indies Sugar & Trading Company
, and later moved the family to Kingston.
Saunders is the Cabinet Secretary of the Jamaican Prime Minister's cabinet. He assumed this role on June 1, 2008. He spent most of his career as a diplomat, serving as Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to the European Union
. He most recently held the post of Permanent Secretary in Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
) is a Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n diplomat.
Biography
Saunders and his two brothers received education from Jamaica CollegeJamaica College
Jamaica College is a prominent, all-male secondary school located in Kingston, Jamaica. It provides traditional classroom education to its students in a variety of subject areas.The institution caters to students aged 11 to 19 years...
, Kingston, Jamaica. He worked as a supervisor for the West Indies Sugar & Trading Company
West Indies Sugar & Trading Company
The West Indies Sugar & Trading Company Ltd is a partnership between the government of Barbados and the private sector in order to help support the Barbados sugar industry, primarily through the production, marketing and export of a premium sugar brand, Plantation Reserve.The company is also...
, and later moved the family to Kingston.
Saunders is the Cabinet Secretary of the Jamaican Prime Minister's cabinet. He assumed this role on June 1, 2008. He spent most of his career as a diplomat, serving as Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. He most recently held the post of Permanent Secretary in Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.