Dessima Williams
Dessima D Williams is a Grenadian diplomat and former Ambassador to the United Nations from Grenada who was reappointed to the ambassadorship in 2008. Since 2022 she has been President of the Senate.
Dessima D. Williams | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Dickon Mitchell |
| Preceded by | Chester Humphrey |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Grenadian |
| Alma mater | American University University of Minnesota |
| Occupation | Diplomat and former Ambassador to the United Nations |
She was a professor of sociology, development and gender at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts as well as serving as the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) chair during COP15 in Copenhagen (2009-2011). She is currently a Strategic Adviser to Oxfam on climate change. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. from American University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota. She is also the founder and Director of the Grenada Education and Development Programme (GRENED).
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