Simon Stiell

Simon Emmanuel Kervin Stiell is a Grenadian politician, serving as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change since August 2022.[1][2][3][4] He indirectly succeeded Patricia Espinosa as the head of the UNFCCC, though Ibrahim Thiaw briefly served on an interim basis. Stiell previously served as Grenada's environment, education, and human resources minister.[3]

  1. ^ Associated Press (15 August 2022). "UN chief taps Grenada's Simon Stiell as new UN climate chief". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ Harvey, Fiona (15 August 2022). "Grenadian minister Simon Stiell to be next UN climate chief". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Simon Stiell Appointed New UNFCCC Executive Secretary". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ Osborn, Catherine. "Meet the U.N.'s New Caribbean-Born Climate Czar". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2022-08-20.