Antigua Barbuda Appoints New Permanent Delegate To UNESCO

(MENAFN- Caribbean News Global) ANTIGUA / FRANCE – On 2 September 2025, UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay welcomed Timothée Bauer, the new permanent delegate of Antigua and Barbuda to UNESCO, during the official credentials presentation ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

In the meeting that followed, director-general Azoulay - who served as France's minister of culture prior to leading UNESCO - underlined Antigua and Barbuda's commitment to active participation in the Organization's work through its established Permanent Delegation in Paris.

For his part, permanent delegate Timothée Bauer, speaking on behalf of Antigua and Barbuda, reaffirmed the country's determination to consistently support UNESCO's mission. He stressed the particular importance of UNESCO's work for small island developing States, whose economies rely heavily on tourism, highlighting the preservation of tangible and intangible world heritage, as well as the strengthening of international cooperation in education, science, and culture.

These remarks echoed statements expressed by members of the government of Antigua and Barbuda in recent engagements with UNESCO - including the visit to Paris by Gaston Browne, prime minister, in 2023, during which he paid an official visit to director-general Azoulay, and the participation of Daryll Matthew, minister of education, sports and creative industries, in UNESCO's general conference the same year.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) implements a wide range of targeted support programmes for SIDS, which are of critical importance to countries such as Antigua and Barbuda - ranging from expanding access to advanced education and new technologies, to safeguarding cultural and natural heritage sites, and protecting oceans and small, fragile ecosystems with specific vulnerabilities and needs.

The permanent delegate of Antigua and Barbuda, Timothée Bauer, joined the diplomatic service in 2022, first at the country's permanent mission to the United Nations in Geneva and Vienna. Since 2023, he has been based in Paris, where he also serves as Chargé d'Affaires, heading the embassy of Antigua and Barbuda to France. He holds both a Bachelor and a Master of Law from the University of Geneva, together with a teaching qualification from the same University. Before serving Antigua and Barbuda as a diplomat, Timothée Bauer taught law at various institutions and practised as an attorney-at-law for over a decade, serving as a Partner at well-recognised law firms.

The presentation of his credentials and the appointment of a diplomat specialised in education and international law, further strengthen the close ties and active cooperation between Antigua and Barbuda and UNESCO, one of the most important institutions of the United Nations system.

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