Alison Stone Roofe

UWI Alumna Alison Stone Roofe is Jamaica’s new permanent representative to the International Seabed Authority (ISA). She presented her credentials to ISA Secretary General Michael W Lodge during a ceremony held at ISA Secretariat in Kingston.

She holds a Master of Philosophy in International Relations from University of Oxford, England, and Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees from The UWI.

Secretary General Lodge welcomed Ambassador Stone Roofe as Jamaica's new permanent representative to ISA, and highlighted the special role played by the host country in the successful implementation of the authority's mandate. Ambassador Stone Roofe is the acting under secretary for multilateral affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Prior to this appointment, she was acting under secretary for bilateral, regional and hemispheric affairs at the ministry. She also served as Jamaica's ambassador to Brazil and non-resident ambassador to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Edited from source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/jamaica-names-new-permanent-represen...