NASSAU, Bahamas — Cornelius A. Smith, former Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American State (OAS), was sworn-in as Deputy to the Governor General of The Bahamas, by Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vera Watkins at Government House on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Mr. Smith has had a long and distinguished career in frontline politics, beginning in the early 1970s, as a member of the current governing Free National Movement (FNM). He served as a senior Minister with the portfolios of Minister of Education (1992-1995), Minister of Public Safety and Immigration (1995-1997), Minister of Tourism (1997-2000) and Minister of Transport and Local Government (2000-2002). He was Bahamas Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012. (BIS Photos/Derek Smith)
