Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, announces the appointment of Mr. Antonia Hugh as Ambassador of Jamaica to China.
The Ambassador-designate who assumes duty in early January, is an international consultant in business and property development in Hong Kong, and also a consultant in energy and petroleum in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Mr. Hugh has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of the West Indies and a first degree in the same field, from Brigham Young University in the United States (US).
“With roots both in China and here and a sound international business background, I am confident that Mr. Hugh will break new ground in the Jamaica-China relationship, and cement even further, our bilateral cooperation, as both countries work toward mutual development,” asserts Minister Johnson Smith.
The International Energy Consultant has been: Director, Rayton Group Limited (Jamaica); Non-Executive Director, AMG packaging and Paper Ltd. (Jamaica); Director, Tesbury Development Limited (Hong Kong) and Director, Base Sarl (Madagasdcar).
He is also a member of the: Jamaica Chinese Benevolent Association; the Chinese Manufacturer’s Associations of Hong Kong; the Rotary Club International; and the Shaanxi Overseas Friendship Association (in China).
Mr. Hugh is married, has two children and is keenly interested in golf, badminton, the arts and photography.
