Jamaica Tourist Board appoints Vance Carter to strengthen U.S. diaspora engagement

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sept. 9, 2026) — The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has appointed Vance A. Carter, CD, as business development officer for diaspora relations in the United States.

Based in Fort Lauderdale, Carter brings more than four decades of public and diplomatic service to the role, which will focus on deepening JTB’s engagement with the Jamaican diaspora.

Carter rose through the ranks of the Jamaica Constabulary Force to become a senior superintendent of police. He spent the final 17 years of his tenure on secondment to the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami. Following his retirement from the force, Carter continued his diplomatic service for another six years, serving as vice consul, security attaché and protocol officer from 2017 to 2023. In total, he completed 23 years of consular duty in the United States.

In his consular roles, Carter represented Jamaica at official functions, government engagements and diaspora events across the southeastern United States. He also coordinated protocol and security liaison for visiting Jamaican prime ministers, senior government officials and diplomats. Carter received Jamaica’s Order of Distinction in the Officer Class in 2014 and the Commander Class in 2017.