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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS", United Nations Press Release BIO/3411, UN.org, March 12, 2002.
  2. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "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).

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Preceded byBala Garba-Jahumpa Foreign Minister of Gambia 2007-2008 Succeeded byOmar Touray
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