H.E. Assad Shoman
Ambassador
Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of BelizeAssad Shoman graduated from St. John’s College in Belize and received a law degree from the University of Hull and a PhD in History from London University in England. He served in government ministerial roles, as Attorney General and Minister of Economic Development from 1974-1979 and as Foreign Minister from 2003-2006. Today he is considered Belize’s foremost intellectual and diplomat regarding the Guatemala-Belize territorial dispute, a contentious international situation that may be resolved by the International Court of Justice in the near future. Shoman leads the Belizean delegation to the ICJ.