Claudius Cornelius Thomas

Claudius Cornelius Thomas
Claudius Cornelius Thomas
Commissioner for the Eastern Caribbean Governments in the United Kingdom; of Saint Lucia ; to United Kingdom
	In office; 1975–1981
High Commissioner for St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Kingdom; of St. Vincent and the Grenadines ; to United Kingdom
	In office; 27 October 1979 – 1983
Succeeded by	1984-2001: Carlyle Dougan Queen's Counsel ; Cenio Elwin Lewis
High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom; of Antigua and Barbuda ; to United Kingdom
	In office; 1981–1983
Succeeded by	Ronald Sanders
High Commissioner for Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Kingdom; of Saint Kitts and Nevis ; to United Kingdom
	In office; 1983–1985
Succeeded by	12 January 2011: Kevin Isaac
Personal details
Born	1 October 1928
Died	6 April 1987 (aged 58)
Parents	Charles Malin Thomas (father); Ada Thomas (nee Dyer) (mother);
Education	Castries Intermediate School
Alma mater	Gray's Inn, London Barrister-at-Law; Bachelor of Laws University of London; Doctorat en Droit of the University of Strasbourg;

Claudius Cornelius Thomas (1 October 1928 – 8 April 1987) was an Eastern Caribbean diplomat.

Career

From 1961 to 1962 he was Cadet Officer at the Commission for the West Indies in London.
In 1962 he was translator at the European Economic Community in Brussels.
From 1962 to 1963 he was Attaché to the International Institute of Administrative Sciences
From 1963 to 1972 he was Wissenschaftlicher Assistent at the Free University of Berlin
From 1972 to 1975 he was Assistant professor of International and Comparative law at the Free University of Berlin.
Beginning in 1975 he was Commissioner for the Eastern Caribbean Governments in London.
In 1979 he was commissioned as High Commissioner for St. Vincent and the Grenadines in London.
In 1981 he was commissioned as High Commissioner for Antigua and Barbuda in London.
In 1983 he was commissioned as High Commissioner for Saint Kitts and Nevis in London.
From 21 February 1984 to 21 February 1994 he was Ambassador of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States to the European Union.^[2]

^ Carlyle Dougan served as High Commissioner to London, during the New Democratic Party administration, High Commission for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 Kensington Court
^ Mervyn O. Pragnell, Ann Patricia Rogers, The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's who, 1985, p. 591, Delegates at the Constitutional Conference at Marlborough House, London, May 1977. From L to R: Dr Claudius Thomas, Eastern Caribbean High Commissioner: foto