Guyanese politician
Hugh Hilton Todd is a Guyanese politician who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana since 2020.[ 1]
Early life
Hugh Todd joined the Guyana Defense Force in 1993. In 1995, he received his training at the Britannia Royal Naval College and was promoted sub-lieutenant .[ 2] He served in the Guyana Defense Force Coast Guard .[ 3]
In 2001, Todd was co-founder of Linden Television Cable Network for which he served as its Director until 2009.[ 2] In 2011, he graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Master of Science degree in Global Studies.[ 2]
In 2012, he became a lecturer at the University of Guyana , and in 2017 was appointed Assistant Dean .[ 2]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
On 5 August 2020, Todd was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the cabinet of Irfaan Ali .[ 4] Former minister Carl Barrington Greenidge who handled the Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute at the International Court of Justice has been retained on the team while the case is ongoing.[ 5]
Todd was diagnosed COVID-19 positive on 12 August 2020 which resulted in the temporary quarantine and testing of all cabinet members.[ 6]
On 17 August 2020, he appointed Robert Persaud as Foreign Secretary.[ 7]
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