Crispin Grey-Johnson (born December 7, 1946
United Nations Press Release BIO/3411, UN.org, March 12, 2002.
(as Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology) at Gambian government website.) is a Gambian political figure. He is the current Secretary of State for Higher Education of the Gambia. Grey-Johnson was born in

Banjul Banjul (,"Banjul"
(US) and ), officially the City of Ba ...

. From 1997 to 1999, he was Ambassador to the

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Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

, and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, and High Commissioner to

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. He presented his credentials as Ambassador to the U.S. on September 8, 1997. He then served as High Commissioner to

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

and Ambassador to

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

and

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from 1999 to 2002. On March 12, 2002, he became the Gambia's Permanent Representative to the

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, serving until 2007. During this time, he served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development. Grey-Johnson was appointed as Secretary of State for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in early 2007,"Crispin Grey-Johnson sworn-in"
, Office of the Gambian President, February 22, 2007. and he was sworn in on February 22, 2007. He was subsequently named Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in September 2007. On March 19, 2008, he was moved to the post of Secretary of State for Higher Education."GAMBIE : La diplomatie change de boss"
''Le Soleil'', March 21, 2008 . He is married with five children as of 2002.

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