ABSTRACT
Caribbean foreign policy has traditionally carried a strong executive stamp. The need for skilled foreign policy bureaucrats and for an efficiently managed diplomatic machinery has grown as Caribbean countries have become more embroiled in an increasingly complex international environment. The diplomatic infrastructure includes the missions of Caribbean states abroad. The Caribbean is fortunate in having a great base of human potential. Literacy levels are high, and primary, secondary, and higher education are relatively accessible compared to other developing countries. Caribbean governments have placed a relatively strong emphasis on the training of their career diplomats. None of the Caribbean missions can be considered well staffed in terms of the capacity to service a wide variety of areas. Formulated foreign policies can only be effectively acted on if the channels of implementation work efficiently, Caribbean foreign policy planning is already constrained by small size and limited resources, and goals and strategies must be formulated with these limitations in mind.
