Granger says replacement of mission heads part of professionalising of foreign service

President David Granger yesterday downplayed the “organisational restructuring” of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as he said the recently announced decision to replace several overseas mission heads was in keeping with plans to professionalise the Foreign Service, including reducing the number of political appointments.

“There’s been no shake up and at the start of my presidency I had made it clear that the ambassadors who have been appointed would be there for only three years,” Granger said yesterday while speaking with reporters at the Ministry of the Presidency.