Douglas Saunders

For other people named Douglas Saunders, see Douglas Saunders (disambiguation).

Douglas Anthony Clive Saunders (born February 15, 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican diplomat.

Biography

Saunders and his two brothers received education from Jamaica College, 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.

Family

His parents are Clive Douglas Sauders and Gloria Saunders. He is eldest of four children raised in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica. His brother is attorney-at-law Revd. Maurice Saunders. He has four sons (Alexander, born 1979; Jason, born 1980; Christopher, born 1982; and Machel, born 1989), and is married to M. Angela Robertson, a lawyer, from Kingston. Douglas Saunders is cousin of cricketer George Alfonce Headley, Jr (1909–1983) of Panama.

External links

• UN.int
• JIS.gov.jm
• IDBdocs.iadb.org
• Jamaica-gleaner.com
• Indonesiamission-ny.org
• JBS.org
• MFAFT.gov.jm
• RadioJamaica.com

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Name	Saunders, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description	diplomat
Date of birth	February 15, 1949
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Date of death
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