Derek Milton obituary Derek Milton was a diplomat who rose to become British high commissioner to Jamaica and ambassador to Haiti Derek Milton was a diplomat who rose to become British high commissioner to Jamaica and ambassador to Haiti CatherineMilton Mon 17 May 2021 12.21 EDT Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 12.23 EDT My husband, Derek Milton, who has died aged 85, was a diplomat whose Foreign Office postings took him to New York, Rome, Caracas, Mexico City and finally to the Caribbean, where, before retirement, he was high commissioner to Jamaica. While carrying out that role he was also ambassador to Haiti, in a non-residential capacity.