Yvette Goddard was

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

’ Ambassador to Brazil from 2010 to 2017.

Career

Goddard is a career public servant and diplomat for Barbados. She has previously served in Barbados' diplomatic offices in Venezuela and the United States of America. While in the United States, she was posted to Barbados' Embassy in

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, and its

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. She was serving as

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in Brussels when she was appointed as an Ambassador. Barbados recognised the growing importance of Brazil and, in this regard, made a decision to establish an

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in 2010. Goddard was chosen as her country's first

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to Brazil. In the same year ''GOL Linha Aerea Inteligentes'' (GOL Intelligent Airlines) started direct flights from Barbados to Sao Paulo in Brazil which cut a 20 hour journey via Miami down to six hours. Goddard was at the celebration. On 12 September 2012, Goddard was given a medal in Brazil for her services in improving relations. The award was made by

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and Maristela Kubitschek. Maristela is the daughter of former President

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government plan, dubbed "50 years i ...

. The medal is named the Juscelino Kubitschek Medal. Goddard left her post in Brazil in 2017. She was subsequently appointed Permanent Secretary in the Office of Attorney General.

References

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