His Excellency Samuel Berridge

H.E. Samuel Alharjai Berridge

High Commissioner for St. Kitts and Nevis to Canada

His Excellency Samuel A Berridge, High Commissioner for St. Kitts and Nevis to Canada began his tenure in February 2014, assuming this position with over two decades of dedicated service to his country.  Mr. Berridge possesses extensive expertise in foreign affairs, international trade and development policy. His experience is deeply rooted in a comprehensive framework of bilateral, regional, and multilateral engagement.

His proficiency encompasses a wide range of areas including international relations, protocol, trade policy, trade negotiations, conflict resolution, mediation, project management, and sustainable development.

Mr. Berridge’s distinguished career includes non-permanent delegate to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, and Counsellor and Head of Chancery at the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations in New York, where he actively participated in the open-ended working group process to frame the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, commonly referred to as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Additionally, he served as charge d’affaires in 2015.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Trade, and the Regional Integration and Diaspora Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr. Berridge excelled in various senior capacities, including Head of the Multilateral Division, Senior Trade Policy Officer, and Senior Assistant Secretary.

Mr. Berridge is a graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Jamaica, with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in French and International Relations, and a plethora of professional training programs with institutes such as Georgetown University, Seoul National University, the Korean National Diplomatic Academy, and the UWI Cave Hill Campus.

As High Commissioner, Mr. Berridge focuses on building and strengthening relations with Canada, through solid partnerships with government actors at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, universities and research institutions, potential investors, and members of the diaspora. He believes that diaspora engagement should be comprehensively channelled into the national development objective of transforming St. Kitts and Nevis into a Sustainable Island State by 2030.