Sherry Tross
Sherry Tross | |
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| Born | Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| Occupation | Diplomat |
Vaughna Sherry Tross is a diplomat from Saint Kitts and Nevis.[1]
Education
[edit]Tross is Nevisian.[2] She holds a degree in Spanish from Hamilton College, New York and a Master's degree in International Relations from the University of Miami.[3]
Career
[edit]She served as head of the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretariat for Integral Development and Director General of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development.[4] She was the first woman in the history of the organization to hold both positions.[5] She has also worked at the World Trade Center in Miami and the University of Miami's North South Center.[6]
In 2018, Tross was appointed High Commissioner to Canada.[3][7] In 2022, she was appointed ambassador to Panama.[8] She serves in both positions out of Ottawa.[9]
Tross was awarded the United Nations South-South Cooperation Award and the Women in Leadership award from the Inter-American Commission of Women.[5] In 2012, the government of Chile conferred on her the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sherry Tross Appointed As The Federation's Next High Commissioner To Canada - SKN PULSE". 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Ambassadors-Designate Present Credentials to H.E. Dame Marcella Liburd at Government House". SKNIS. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Nevisian Sherry Tross Named Next St.Kitts-Nevis High Commissioner to Canada". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "H.E. Sherry Tross delivers compelling National Statement to the OAS General Assembly – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Sherry Tross – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Nevisian Sherry Tross appointed SKN's next High Commissioner to Canada". NIA - Nevis Island Administration. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Ottawa bids goodbye to St. Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner". Black Ottawa Scene. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "New SKN Ambassador to Panama presents credentials – Ministry of Foreign Affairs". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "New SKN Ambassador to Panama presents credentials". Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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