Crispin Grey-Johnson

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Crispin Grey-Johnson (born December 7, 1946 [1] [2] ) is a Gambian political figure. He is the current Secretary of State for Higher Education of the Gambia.

Grey-Johnson was born in Banjul. [1] From 1997 to 1999, he was Ambassador to the United States, Brazil, and Venezuela, and High Commissioner to Canada. [1] [2] He presented his credentials as Ambassador to the U.S. on September 8, 1997. [3] He then served as High Commissioner to Sierra Leone and Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia from 1999 to 2002. [1] [2] On March 12, 2002, he became the Gambia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, [1] serving until 2007. [2] During this time, he served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. [4]

Grey-Johnson was appointed Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in early 2007, [5] [6] and he was sworn in on February 22, 2007. [6] He was subsequently named Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in September 2007. [7] On March 19, 2008, he was moved to the post of Secretary of State for Higher Education. [8]

He is married with five children as of 2002. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS", United Nations Press Release BIO/3411, UN.org, March 12, 2002.
  2. 1 2 3 4 CV Archived July 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (as Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology) at Gambian government website.
  3. ↑ List of Gambian ambassadors to the United States, U.S. State Department website.
  4. ↑ UN - Press Release POP/927 - Commission on Population and Development (Thirty-Eighth Session) Archived July 31, 2006, at the Wayback Machine .
  5. ↑ "JAMMEH CREATES NEW MINISTRY"". February 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05.
  6. 1 2 "Crispin Grey-Johnson sworn-in" Archived February 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Office of the Gambian President, February 22, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Reshuffle Brings Four New Secretaries of State; Two Serving ones Re-deployed" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine , The Point (Gambia), September 17, 2007.
  8. ↑ "GAMBIE : La diplomatie change de boss" [ permanent dead link ], Le Soleil, March 21, 2008 (in French).
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Gambia
2007-2008		Succeeded by
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