Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BELMOPAN101
2008-02-20 21:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Belmopan
Cable title:
BIO -- BELIZE ADVISOR/CONSULTANT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DR.
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UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000101
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE ADVISOR/CONSULTANT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DR.
CARLA BARNETT
REF: 07 BELMOPAN 0287
UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000101
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE ADVISOR/CONSULTANT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DR.
CARLA BARNETT
REF: 07 BELMOPAN 0287
1. Dr. Carla Barnett was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow on
Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is her biography.
Address as: Dr. Barnett
DPOB: February 16, 1958; Belize City, Belize
2. Education:
1990 University of the West Indies, Ph.D. in Economics
1984-1985 University of Western Ontario, Canada; Master's in
Economics
1975-1977 St. John's College Junior College
1971-1975 St. Catherine's Academy
Dr. Barnett has written and spoken on a wide variety of topics
during her career, including on "Defining Ethnicity in Belize,
Understanding Our History" (UWI 2002); her Ph.D. dissertation on
"The Political Economy of Land in Belize (1990); and "The Impact of
the Mexican Peso Devaluation on Belize - 1982" (1985). She was an
integral part of Belize's debt restructuring in early 2007 under the
PUP administration.
3. Career/ Employment:
2008 Advisor/Consultant, Ministry of Finance
2007-2008 Consulting Economist
2006-2007 Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance
2004-2006 Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Economic Development
1999-2002 Economist, Caribbean Development Bank
1996-1998 Acting Governor, Central Bank of Belize
1993-1996 Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Belize
Dr. Barnett also worked in the banking field at the Caribbean
Development Bank in Barbados and has chaired many boards throughout
her career, including being Chairperson in 2004 of the Belize
Governance Improvement Commission and has represented Belize on
various Boards of Governors such as the Caribbean Development Bank,
the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the
International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank
Group). In December 2003, Dr. Barnett received the honor of CBE for
her distinguished career in the public service.
4. Political Affiliation/ Work:
Dr. Barnett has held high level appointments with both PUP and UDP
administrations.
5. Other:
Dr. Barnett is married to Lloyd Pandy; they have a daughter and a
son. Barnett and her husband are proprietors of Pueblo Escondido, a
farm and wildlife observation garden located in Lucky Strike
Village, Belize District.
DIETER
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
FOR WHA/CEN - ROIS BEAL, INR/B
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PINR BH
SUBJECT: BIO -- BELIZE ADVISOR/CONSULTANT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DR.
CARLA BARNETT
REF: 07 BELMOPAN 0287
1. Dr. Carla Barnett was appointed by Prime Minister Dean Barrow on
Monday, February 11, 2008. Following is her biography.
Address as: Dr. Barnett
DPOB: February 16, 1958; Belize City, Belize
2. Education:
1990 University of the West Indies, Ph.D. in Economics
1984-1985 University of Western Ontario, Canada; Master's in
Economics
1975-1977 St. John's College Junior College
1971-1975 St. Catherine's Academy
Dr. Barnett has written and spoken on a wide variety of topics
during her career, including on "Defining Ethnicity in Belize,
Understanding Our History" (UWI 2002); her Ph.D. dissertation on
"The Political Economy of Land in Belize (1990); and "The Impact of
the Mexican Peso Devaluation on Belize - 1982" (1985). She was an
integral part of Belize's debt restructuring in early 2007 under the
PUP administration.
3. Career/ Employment:
2008 Advisor/Consultant, Ministry of Finance
2007-2008 Consulting Economist
2006-2007 Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance
2004-2006 Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Economic Development
1999-2002 Economist, Caribbean Development Bank
1996-1998 Acting Governor, Central Bank of Belize
1993-1996 Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Belize
Dr. Barnett also worked in the banking field at the Caribbean
Development Bank in Barbados and has chaired many boards throughout
her career, including being Chairperson in 2004 of the Belize
Governance Improvement Commission and has represented Belize on
various Boards of Governors such as the Caribbean Development Bank,
the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the
International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank
Group). In December 2003, Dr. Barnett received the honor of CBE for
her distinguished career in the public service.
4. Political Affiliation/ Work:
Dr. Barnett has held high level appointments with both PUP and UDP
administrations.
5. Other:
Dr. Barnett is married to Lloyd Pandy; they have a daughter and a
son. Barnett and her husband are proprietors of Pueblo Escondido, a
farm and wildlife observation garden located in Lucky Strike
Village, Belize District.
DIETER