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James Calbert Best
1926–2007
Canada
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Biography
James Calbert Best (July 12, 1926 – July 30, 2007) was a Canadian diplomat. He was High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago. He was Canada's first Black assistant deputy minister and first Black high commissioner.
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