Jamaican Diplomat Appointed New Deputy Secretary-General For The Commonwealth
Mr Ransford Smith, a senior public servant from Jamaica, has been appointed Deputy Secretary-General (Economic) of the Commonwealth. He will succeed Mr Winston Cox of Barbados, and becomes the first Jamaican to serve as a Commonwealth Deputy-Secretary General.
Mr Smith is currently Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the Office of the United Nations and its specialised agencies in Geneva, Rome and Vienna. DETAILS
St. Vincent And The Grenadines At Helm Of OAS Permanent Council
Describing the development agenda situation as urgent, Ambassador John stressed the need for more focus and emphasis in this direction. "We have to seriously think of where we want to go and how we want to successfully implement the development agenda that will cause long-term sustainable development in our region," he said.
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