Frederick Audley Mitchell Jr., (born October 5, 1953), was foreign minister for The Bahamas

The Bahamas

The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...

 from 2002 to May 4, 2007.

Education and career

He received his communications degree at Antioch University

Antioch University

Antioch University is an American university with five campuses located in four states. Campuses are located in Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; Keene, New Hampshire; Yellow Springs, Ohio; and Seattle, Washington. Additionally, Antioch University houses two institution-wide...

, his master's at Harvard University

Harvard University

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, and his law degree at the University of Buckingham

University of Buckingham

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. He worked as editor of "The Herald", a paper of the Progressive Liberal Party

Progressive Liberal Party

The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....

. He served in Parliament for that party before becoming foreign minister. He is also an Anglican. He also has an online column on politics.