High Commission of The Bahamas, London

High Commission of The Bahamas in London
Location	Mayfair, London
Address	10 Chesterfield Street, London, W1J 5JL
Coordinates	51°30′25.8″N 0°8′55″W
High Commissioner	Paul Andrew Gomez

The High Commission of The Bahamas in London is the diplomatic mission of The Bahamas in the United Kingdom. It was first established in the 1970s.

The present High Commissioner, Paul Andrew Gomez, is the tenth to hold the post.

High Commissioners

Name	Dates
Sir Alvin Braynen	July 10, 1973 - June 30, 1977
Mr Anthony Roberts	October 2, 1977 - September 14, 1984
Mr Richard Demeritte	September 17, 1984 - May 13, 1988
Dr. Patricia Rodgers	May 16, 1988 - October 30, 1992
Sir Arthur A. Foulkes	November 9, 1992 - June 14, 1999
Mr Basil O'Brien CMG	August 31, 1999 - January 31, 2008
Mr Paul Farquharson QPM	February 2, 2008 - August 21, 2012
Mr Eldred Bethel	December 17, 2012 - May, 2017
Mr Ellison Greenslade QPM	November 17, 2017 - April 2023
Mr Paul Gomez	April 20, 2023 - present

The building also serves as The Bahamas Tourist Office in London.

As well as functioning as the High Commission to the United Kingdom, it also serves as the Embassy of the Bahamas to a number of countries in Europe and a number of international organisations including the Commonwealth Secretariat, the International Maritime Organization and the Bureau of International Expositions.

Gallery

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  Plaque outside the High Commission depicting the Coat of arms of the Bahamas

External links

• Official site