The U.S. Senate confirmed Linda S. Taglialatela, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, as Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on December 9, 2015. Since 2002, Ms. Taglialatela served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Human Resources overseeing the Department of State’s Civil Service human resources management program, including policy and program development, implementation, accountability, and legal and regulatory compliance.

Ambassador N. Nickolas Perry was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the Ambassador to Jamaica on March 10, 2022.  He is the first person born in Jamaica to hold this position.
 

Nick Perry, is a former New York State Assemblyman. He represented the 58th district for thirty years.  The 58th district includes parts of East Flatbush, Canarsie, Brownsville and Crown Heights.
 

Sarah-Ann Lynch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019 and sworn in on January 7, 2019 as Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.  

She presented her credentials in Guyana on March 13, 2019.  She previously served as Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator and Acting Assistant Administrator in USAID’s Latin America and Caribbean Bureau.  

Ambassador Robert J. Faucher, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, has previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), and Director for the Office of Western European Affairs in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.  He also held positions as Director in the offices of UN Political Affairs and UN Specialized and Technical Agencies in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

President Joe Biden nominated Candace Bond as U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago on March 18, 2022.  The United States Senate confirmed her appointment on September 29, and Vice President Kamala Harris administered the oath of office on November 14 at the Vice President’s residence in Washington, D.C. 

With a bachelor of science in computing and master's of business administration, Aristides Cavalcante Neto has worked at the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) for 25 years. He is deputy head of the IT department and chief of Cybersecurity and Technological Innovation Office. He is in charge of fostering and collaborating on initiatives related to cybersecurity and technological innovation in the Brazilian financial system.

Glaucia Lauletta has more than 25 years of litigation experience representing clients in controversial tax disputes in Brazil’s highest courts—the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme Court. She advises domestic and foreign clients from virtually every industry and business sector on federal, state and municipal tax matters. Glaucia is a board member of the Brazilian Bar Association-São Paulo Chapter, and a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), the Tax Committee of the U.S.

Carlos Prates is the general manager for Moody's Local in Brazil, and a senior advisor for the Relationship Management team of Moody's Investor Service in the country. He joined Moody's in 2021 after almost 30 years leading relationship management teams in the investment banking sector. In his current role, Carlos is the legal representative of Moody's Local and MIS in Brazil, and member of its Board of Director. He also manages the commercial and analytical team of Moody's Local in the country.

Adriana Dupita covers Brazil and Argentina for Bloomberg Economics and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. She has worked as an economist since 1996, most recently for Santander and Citibank. Ms. Dupita has a BSc from Universidade de São Paulo, in Brazil, and an MSc from London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK, both in economics