Government has appointed international pop icon, Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with specific responsibility for promoting education, tourism and investment for the island. 
 
 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stated that Government was honoured to be able to confer the title on this outstanding Barbadian who has contributed significantly to raising the island’s profile across the world. 
 
 “Rihanna has a deep love for this country and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education. She also shows her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home. 
 
 “She has also demonstrated, beyond her success as a pop icon, significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business. It is therefore fitting that we engage and empower her to play a more definitive role as we work to transform Barbados,” Ms. Mottley stated, noting that her charitable contributions, both locally and internationally, have also been significant. 
 
 Rihanna was appointed as one of Barbados’ Cultural Ambassadors in 2008, undertaking promotional work on behalf of the ministry with responsibility for tourism. However, this expanded role takes into consideration her multidimensional achievements and global influence across a much broader range of areas. 
 
 In accepting her new duties, Ambassador Fenty noted that she was ready to play her part in creating a new Barbados. 
 
 “I couldn’t be more proud to take on such a prestigious title in my home country. Every Barbadian is going to have to play their role in this current effort, and I’m ready and excited to take on the responsibility. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mottley and her team to reimagine Barbados,” she stated. 
 
 sharon.austingill-moore@barbados.gov.bb 

 (CNN) Rihanna just keeps adding more work, work, work to her plate. 
 
 Not only is she a singer, actress and head of the Fenty brand, which includes cosmetics and lingerie, but now the star has been appointed "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" to her home country of Barbados. 
 
 Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in the Caribbean island country, the superstar became one of Barbados' cultural ambassadors in 2008, doing promotional work for its tourism ministry. 
 
 But her new title comes with expanded responsibilities. 
 
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 The singer will promote investment, tourism and education in the country 
 
 Rihanna has been given an ambassadorial role in her native Barbados. 
 
 The singer and entrepreneur will promote education, tourism and investment in her home country. 
 
 Rihanna said she was proud to receive the prestigious title and was looking forward to helping “reimagine Barbados”. 
 
 As well as her multi-platinum record sales, the 30-year-old singer was hailed for her “significant creative acumen and shrewdness in business” by the Caribbean island’s prime minister, Mia Amor Mottley. 
 
 Mottley said: “Rihanna has a deep love for this country and this is reflected in her philanthropy, especially in the areas of health and education. She also shows her patriotism in the way she gives back to this country and continues to treasure the island as her home.” 
 
 Already a cultural ambassador for Barbados, Rihanna’s expanded role reflects her “global influence across a much broader range of areas”. Motley also noted her significant charitable contributions at home and abroad. 
 
 “I couldn’t be more proud to take on such a prestigious title in my home country,” Rihanna said. “Every Barbadian is going to have to play their role in this current effort, and I’m ready and excited to take on the responsibility. 
 
 “I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mottley and her team to reimagine Barbados.” 
 
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 The singer, who has amassed an estimated net worth of $210m (£160 million), has a number of business ventures alongside her musical career, notably in the worlds of fashion and cosmetics. 
 
 She has also carried out international charitable work through her Clara Lionel Foundation, which is named after her grandparents. 
 
 The pop star has also been a vocal commentator on political and social issues. In 2017, she was a prominent critic of President Donald Trump’s response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico. 
 
 The same year she called for an end to gun violence after a cousin was shot dead in Barbados. 
 
 In March, she almost singlehandedly wiped $1bn off Snapchat’s value after criticising the app for an advert that appeared to make light of domestic violence.
– Didn't think Rihanna could add more to her plate? The international artist and business mogul now has a new ambassadorial role—in her home country of Barbados, the Guardian reports. Per a governmental office, the 30-year-old has agreed to become the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, promoting investment, tourism, and education. "I couldn’t be more proud to take on such a prestigious title," says Rihanna. The multiplatinum singer, who boasts an estimated net worth of $210 million, has already been one of Barbados' cultural ambassadors since 2008, notes CNN.