Biographical Note

New Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago Presents Credentials

 

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, Rodney Charles, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Until his new appointment, Mr. Charles was the Senior Policy Adviser at the College of Science Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago since 2009.  He was Chair of that institution’s English and Communications Department from 2003 to 2009, and a lecturer there between 2000 and 2003.

Mr. Charles also worked as Marketing and Public Relations Consultant to the Saint Lucia Labour Party and that country’s United Workers Party from 2004 to 2007.  He was a communications consultant to United States-based political consultant James Carville from 2000 to 2001; and Manager, Retail Marketing for National Petroleum between 1998 and 2000.

He holds a master’s degree in journalism, as well as bachelor’s degrees in journalism and geography, all from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Born on 16 March 1949 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, he is married and has four children.

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