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 as 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]

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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" Archived 2010-01-05 at archive.today , The Gambia Echo, February 9, 2007.
  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