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

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. From 1997 to 1999, he was Ambassador to the

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, and

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, 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

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and Ambassador to

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

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

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. Grey-Johnson was appointed 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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