On the 17th September 2015, at the San Anton Palace, Eldred E. (Ed) Bethel presented his credentials to the President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.
During the ceremony, the President of Malta and the High Commissioner discussed bilateral relations.
Mr. Eldred E. (Ed) Bethel is the 8th High Commissioner representing the Bahamas to the Court of St. James. He is also non-resident Ambassador to several European Nations and serves as the Permanent Representative on the board of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Prior to his appointment as High Commissioner, Bethel served as Consul General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to New York from October 2002-December 2007.
Bethel is a former broadcast journalist having received a Diploma in Mass Communications from Ryerson Polytechnic College Toronto, Canada.
Bethel was born in The Bahamas on November 11, 1940.
Bethel is married to the former Dawne Hanna-Adderley, a former broadcaster herself.
He is the father of four children, two sons and two daughters and one stepson.