Verna Mills

Verna Mills, also known as Verna Morris-Mills,

After returning to Saint Kitts later that year, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a junior foreign service officer, working on the Latin America desk.

In 2013, she graduated with a master's degree in diplomacy and international relations from the Diplomatic School of Spain. She was subsequently named as the chargé d'affaires at the embassy in May 2015, a role she held for two years.

In September 2017, she was appointed as ambassador to Cuba, becoming the first woman to hold this position and the youngest ambassador of Saint Kitts and Nevis at the time. She was only the second accredited resident ambassador in the history of the diplomatic relationship with Cuba.

In July 2019, Mills was named non-resident ambassador to Ghana and South Africa. She has been involved in diplomatic relations with various other countries via Havana, including Belarus.