Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Nationality Jamaica
Alma materUniversity of the West Indies
Georgetown University School of Law
EmployerInternational Trade Centre (ITC)
Known forExecutive Director ITC

Pamela Rosemarie Coke-Hamilton is a Caribbean lawyer and trade expert who has been serving as Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC) since 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Coke-Hamilton went to school in Jamaica at Manchester High School in Mandeville, Jamaica.[citation needed] She attended the University of the West Indies where she graduated in Economics and International Relations. She went on to study in Washington, D.C. where she earned Doctor of Law from Georgetown University Law Center.[2]

Career

Coke-Hamilton began her career in Jamaica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.[3]

Pamela Coke-Hamilton et al at COP28

From 2007, Coke-Hamilton served as Director of Trade, Tourism and Competitiveness of the Organization of American States (OAS).[4] to 2009.[3] In 2008 she gave evidence to the United States International Trade Commission about Caribbean trade.[5]

From 2011 until 2019, Coke-Hamilton served as Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA). During her time in office, she established a "Caribbean exporter of the Year"[6] and a "Women Empowered through Export Platform".[3]

In November 2019, Pamela Coke-Hamilton warned of the lose-lose trade war that was emerging between the USA and China. It was damaging to all the consumers involved and it "compromises the stability of the global economy and future growth".[7]

In July 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Coke-Hamilton as Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).[1]

Other activities

Recognition

Coke-Hamilton was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of the West Indies in recognition of the help she had given in helping them to establish a masters course in International Trade Policy.[2]

Publications include

References

  1. ^ a b Secretary-General Appoints Pamela Coke-Hamilton of Jamaica Executive Director, International Trade Centre United Nations, press release of July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton". Alumni Online Community. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  4. ^ Inter American Development Bank (2006-09-14). Mobilizing Aid For Trade: Focus on Latin America and the Caribbean: Proceedings of the Regional Review Meeting. Inter-American Development Bank. p. 220.
  5. ^ United States International Trade Commission (2008). Year in Review. United States International Trade Commission. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Pamela Coke-Hamilton Leaves Caribbean Export Development Agency". South Florida Caribbean News. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  7. ^ "UN study: US consumers bear brunt of tariffs against China". chinadailyhk. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  8. ^ Members International Gender Champions (IGC).
  9. ^ Accelerating Trade and Integration in the Caribbean: Policy Options for Sustained Growth, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction. World Bank Publications. 2009-07-17. ISBN 978-0-8213-8019-2.
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