Earle Courtenay Rattray
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Preceded byMaria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Preceded byFekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu
Preceded byRaymond Wolfe
Succeeded byBrian Wallace
Earle Courtenay Rattray | |
|---|---|
| Chef de Cabinet to United Nations Secretary General | |
| Assumed office December 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti |
| United Nations High Representative for Least Developed, Landlocked Countries, Small Island Developing States | |
| Assumed office April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu |
| Jamaican Permanent Representative to the United Nations of to | |
| In office 2013–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Brian Wallace |
| Jamaican Ambassador to China of to | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne McCook |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Samuel Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1959 |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | four |
| Alma mater | Master of Science in international business from South Bank University in London as well as a Bachelor of Arts in international studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College, and is currently pursuing Master of Arts studies at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in the United States. |
Earle Courtenay Rattray (born October 21, 1959) is a Jamaican diplomat who has been serving as the United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States since 2021.[1]
Rattray holds a Master of Arts degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a Master of Arts in International Business from the London South Bank University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from West Virginia Wesleyan College. He was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris Causa) by West Virginia Wesleyan College.[1]