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Arthur Foulkes is a Bahamian politician and diplomat who served as Governor-General of The Bahamas from 2010 to 2014. He was born on 11 May 1928 in Matthew Town, Inagua, The Bahamas. He attended St. Augustine's College in Nassau and later studied at the University of London, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and economics. Foulkes began his career in the civil service in the 1950s, and served in various posts in the government of The Bahamas. He was appointed as the first Bahamian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom in 1973, and served in that post until 1977. He was also appointed as the first Bahamian Ambassador to the United States in 1977, and served in that post until 1982. In 2010, Foulkes was appointed as the Governor-General of The Bahamas, a post he held until 2014. During his tenure, he was a strong advocate for the preservation of the environment and the promotion of human rights. Foulkes is a recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Order of the British Empire, the Order of the Caribbean Community, and the Order of the Nation. He is also a member of the Privy Council of The Bahamas.

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Age 96 years old
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Born 11 May, 1928
Birthday 11 May
Birthplace Matthew Town, Inagua, The Bahamas
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2010

In 1992, Foulkes became the Bahamas' High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, serving also as ambassador to France, Germany, Italy, Belgium and the European Union, before becoming the first Bahamian ambassador to China and Cuba in 1999. Foulkes was sworn in as Governor-General of the Bahamas on 14 May 2010, and retired on 7 July 2014.

1967

Foulkes was elected to the House of Assembly in 1967 and served in the government of Lynden Pindling as Minister of Communications and Minister of Tourism. In 1971, he was a founder of the Free National Movement, and he was appointed to the Senate in 1972 and 1977 before returning to the House of Assembly in 1982. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) in 2001. He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) in 2011.

In 1967, he was elected to Parliament and the following year appointed to serve in the Cabinet as Minister of Communications, then as Minister of Tourism. He was one of the founders of the Free National Movement in 1971. He was appointed to the Senate in 1972 and 1977, and re-elected to the House of Assembly in 1982. In 1972, Foulkes was one of the four Opposition delegates to the Bahamas Independence Constitution Conference in London in 1972.

1928

Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes GCMG (born 11 May 1928) is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2012 to 2014.

Foulkes, a native of the Bahamas, was born on the island of Inagua in Matthew Town on 11 May 1928. His parents were Dr. William and Mrs. Julie Foulkes (née Maisonneuve). Foulkes is married to the former Joan Eleanor Bullard of Nassau.

1844

Foulkes started his working life as a newspaper linotype operator, first at the nation's daily newspaper of record since 1844, Nassau Guardian, then at the competing Tribune newspaper. He became a reporter for Tribune's editor Sir Étienne Dupuch, rising to become News Editor of Tribune. From 1962 to 1967, Foulkes was founding editor of Bahamian Times, the official paper of the Progressive Liberal Party, backing the campaign for majority rule, and later a columnist for Nassau Guardian and Tribune.

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