Ricardo Allicock

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Clement Philip Ricardo Allicock is a Jamaican career diplomat who served as Jamaican envoy to Japan, Australia, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand and the Philippines. [1]

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Career

Allicock began his diplomatic career with the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in 2001. In 2002, he was appointed as Consul General to the Southern United States, based in Miami.

Between 2008 and 2012, he was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica as Chief of Protocol, after which he was appointed Director of Bilateral Relations.

In 2013, he was assigned to Tokyo as Ambassador to Japan, with concurrent ambassadorial appointments to Indonesia, Korea and the Philippines.

He was appointed High Commissioner of Jamaica to India upon presentation of his Letter of Credence to Indian president Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 21 October 2014 and also has concurrent non-resident postings as Ambassador to the Philippines, Korea and Indonesia, while also serving as non-resident High Commissioner to Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia until 2020. In 2021, Allicock was appointed Director of Diplomatic Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. [2]

Ambassador Allicock returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Japan in 2020 and in 2021 was appointed Director of Diplomatic Protocol. [3] [4]

On April 8, 2025, Japanese Ambassador, Yasuhiro Atsumi, conferred the decoration of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star upon Allicock, in recognition of his "outstanding contribution in promoting the bilateral relationship and mutual understanding between Japan and Jamaica." [5]

Honours

References

  1. "Envoys of Five Nations Present Credentials to President of India". Sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. "Ricardo Allicock appointed Ambassador to Japan".
  3. "The Ambassador-designate of Jamaica, Clement Philip Ricardo Allicock presenting his credential to the President, Pranab Mukherjee". Sarkaritel.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Interview: Jamaican Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mr. Clement Philip Ricardo Allicock | The Association for Promotion of International Cooperation (APIC)". www.apic.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. "The Ceremony for the Conferment of the Decoration upon Ambassador Clement Philip Ricardo Allicock, former Ambassador of Jamaica to Japan | Embassy of Japan in Jamaica". www.jamaica.emb-japan.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  6. "令和6年秋の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 6 November 2024.