Sonia M. Johnny
Saint Lucian diplomat
Sonia M. Johnny (born 1953) is a St. Lucian attorney who served as her country's first woman ambassador. She has served as the Chief Negotiator for the Caribbean, President of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, Chief of the OAS Department of Trade, Tourism and Competitiveness and Deputy Director of the Summits Secretariat.
Biography
Sonia Merlyn Johnny was born in 1953 on St. Lucia. She attended St. Joseph's Catholic High School in Castries, Saint Lucia and went on to attain a bachelor's degree from the University of the West Indies. Subsequently, Johnny completed graduate studies in International Public Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a law degree at the Georgetown University Law School. In 1979 Johnny began working at the St. Lucian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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