Hugh Todd
Todd in 2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Assumed office
5 August 2020[1]
PresidentIrfaan Ali
Preceded byKaren Cummings
Personal details
Born
Hugh Hilton Todd
NationalityGuyanese
Political partyPeople's Progressive Party
OccupationPolitician, lecturer

Hugh Hilton Todd is a Guyanese politician who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana since 2020.[1]

Early life

Hugh Todd joined the Guyana Defense Force in 1993. In 1995, he received his training at the Britannia Royal Naval College and was promoted sub-lieutenant.[2] He served in the Guyana Defense Force Coast Guard.[3]

In 2001, Todd was co-founder of Linden Television Cable Network for which he served as its Director until 2009.[2] In 2011, he graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Master of Science degree in Global Studies.[2]

In 2012, he became a lecturer at the University of Guyana, and in 2017 was appointed Assistant Dean.[2]

Minister of Foreign Affairs

On 5 August 2020, Todd was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the cabinet of Irfaan Ali.[4] Former minister Carl Barrington Greenidge who handled the border issue with Venezuela at the International Court of Justice has been retained on the team while the case is ongoing.[5]

Todd was diagnosed COVID-19 positive on 12 August 2020 which resulted in the temporary quarantine and testing of all cabinet members.[6]

On 17 August 2020, he appointed Robert Persaud as Foreign Secretary.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hugh Todd to be sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs". Newsroom Guyana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Hon. Hugh Hilton Todd". Guyana Embassy Kuwait. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "With foreign diplomacy in "tatters", New Minister prepared to strengthen Guyana's int'l relations". iNews Guyana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Greenidge retained by PPP/C govt for Guyana/Venezuela border controversy case". iNews Guyana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Foreign Minister tests positive for COVID-19". Stabroek News. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Robert M. Persaud – Foreign Secretary". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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