Lois Young Barrow Will Be UN Ambassador

And while Bailey Martinez steps in, the Chairman of the Board that selected her will be stepping out shortly. Lois Young Barrow has confirmed to 7NEWS that she has agreed to take the job as Belize’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and head of the mission in New York. Young-Barrow says she has accepted an offer from the government of Belize and expects to start in January of 2009 – at which time she will become resident ambassador.

Until that time she remains at her practice. Young-Barrow tells us that it will be the first time she’s taken a break from lawyering in 32 years. She will also resign as Chairman of the Social Security Board of Directors.