Thelma Phillip-Browne

Thelma Phillip-Browne is a Kittian dermatologist and diplomat. She was the Ambassador to the United States from Saint Kitts and Nevis from 28 January 2016 to 6 August 2022.

Early life and education Phillip-Browne was born in Newtown, Basseterre, St Kitts. She attended Girls High School and Basseterre High School before graduating with a medical degree from the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Jamaica in 1978. She then attended Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and earned a Diploma in Dermatological Science from the Cardiff University School of Medicine. She also obtained a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree from Anderson University in 2011.

Career Besides working as a dermatologist in private practice, she was Director of Primary Health Care and later Chief Medical Officer of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. serving from 28 January 2016 to 6 August 2022 and presenting her credentials to President of the United States Barack Obama on 28 January 2016. In 2016, Phillip-Browne was named one of "St.Kitts-Nevis' 40 most Influential and Powerful Women" by Times Caribbean Online.

In 2018, Phillip-Browne signed the 2018-2024 Multi-country Cooperation Strategy for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean Countries tot strengthen regional health services. In 2022, Phillip-Browne addressed the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, and was featured in the webinar series “A Seat at the Table Women in Global Leadership”.

Personal life Phillip-Browne has served as a lay preacher and member of the Women of the Church of God. She has two daughters and one son, and has two granddaughters. She has seven siblings from her mothers 13 pregnancies.