Dessima D. Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in 2014 | |
| 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 |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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).
- ^ "New Speaker and Senate President sworn in | NOW Grenada". www.nowgrenada.com. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Urgency of action paramount". Oxfam NZ. 2015-05-20. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-08.