Rihanna is has been appointed as an ambassador in Barbados.
Rihanna was tasked with promoting investment and tourism in Barbados in her new role. According to Capital Lifestyle, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said that Rihanna — real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty — has been conferred the title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
While the singer will not be formally accredited to another country, Mottley said that Rihanna — whose more colorful songs include “Bitch Better Have My Money” — would be in charge of bringing investment as well as encouraging education and tourism.
“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,” Rihanna said in a statement dated Thursday.
Aside from her new role in her native Barbados, Riri is also playing an instrumental role to reduce illiteracy levels worldwide through her work with Global Citizen. Charged with bring attention to the low levels of literacy across the globe; Rihanna has brought world leaders to raise funds for a more literate global population. The “Anti” crooner is now working to bring more awareness to the matter ahead of the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 set for December 2018.
🇫🇮 @juhasipila I was hoping to see Finland at the @GPforEducation financing conference in #Senegal in Feb, but there’s still time to join @GCMandela100! Hope to hear you go and pledge new € from @FinGovernment? Kiitos! @claralionelfdn https://t.co/pQsqivFgMU
— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 18, 2018
Hellooo @BMZ_Bund Minister Müller @RegSprecher Chancellor Merkel. I’m thrilled to see 🇩🇪 is prioritizing education. Will you increase your @GPforEducation pledge to 50M€ per year @GCMandela100? Please help us keep it up, danke! @claralionelfdn https://t.co/pQsqivFgMU
— Rihanna (@rihanna) September 18, 2018
Rihanna, 30, grew up in a troubled home in Barbados and was propelled to fame after visiting US producer Evan Rogers recognized her talents. The singer, who since achieving stardom has lived primarily in Los Angeles and New York, has scored 14 number-one singles on the US Billboard chart, more than any artist except The Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Mariah Carey.
