Crispin Grey-Johnson

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS", United Nations Press Release BIO/3411, UN.org, March 12, 2002.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 CV (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).
  5. ↑ "JAMMEH CREATES NEW MINISTRY", The Gambia Echo, February 9, 2007.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Crispin Grey-Johnson sworn-in", Office of the Gambian President, February 22, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Reshuffle Brings Four New Secretaries of State; Two Serving ones Re-deployed", The Point (Gambia), September 17, 2007.
  8. ↑ "GAMBIE : La diplomatie change de boss", Le Soleil, March 21, 2008 (French).
Preceded by
Bala Garba-Jahumpa		 Foreign Minister of Gambia
2007-2008 		Succeeded by
Omar Touray