Carl Roberts (diplomat)

Carl Bertrand Westerby Roberts
Carl Bertrand Westerby Roberts
High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom; of Antigua and Barbuda ; to United Kingdom
	In office; October 3, 2004 – 2014
Preceded by	Ronald Michael Sanders
Succeeded by	Althea Allison Vanderpoole Banahene
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1948; St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Spouse	m 1974, Pauline Margaret A.
Children	two sons one daughter
Parents	Arthur E. S. Roberts (father); Audrey E. Roberts (mother);
Education	Antigua Grammar School
Alma mater	1982: Bachelor of Engineering Hons magna cum laude of the Northeastern University Boston; 1995 Master of Business Administration of the University of the West Indies, Barbados.; 2004: Doctor of Business Administration of the University of Bradford.;

Carl Bertrand Westerby Roberts CMG is an Antiguan and Barbudan diplomat and is 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]

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 St Kitts & 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]

^ "Contact details". High Commission for Antigua and Barbuda. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Дипломатические и консульские представительства зарубежных государств в России (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
^ "Court circular". Buckingham Palace: The Times. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
^ "No. 60015". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2011.[1]