Maxine McClean

Maxine Pamela Ometa McClean was the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Barbados,[1] in office 2008 to 2018.

Maxine McClean
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2008–2018
Preceded by	Christopher Sinckler
Succeeded by	Jerome Walcott
Personal details
Nationality	Barbadian
Alma mater	University of the West Indies Ohio University Louisiana State University

Biography

McClean is a graduate of the University of the West Indies. While she was there she received second class honors in Public Administration. McClean was also a lecturer in the Department of Management Studies. In 1999, she established her own consulting firm.[2]

A few years later, in January 2008, Maxine was invited to join the Barbados Cabinet as a minister in the Prime Minister's office. Eleven months after this, she was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. McClean opened a new embassy in Brazil and appointed Yvette Goddard as the first ambassador of Barbados to Brazil in 2009.[3] In the same year she addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations.[1]

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 2017
• List of current foreign ministers

References

1. "Foreign Minister of Barbados Addresses General Assembly". United Nations on Flickr. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
2. http://www.foreign.gov.bb/UserFiles/File/Biodata_maxine_mcclean_final__2_.pdf
3. News, Taiwan. "Barbados to open embassy in Brazil | Taiwan News | 2009/11/12". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2021-02-01.

External links

• Photo of Minister Senator Maxine McClean at the U.N.