Professor Stephen Vasciannie ( file photo Jamaica Gleaner)
Professor Stephen Vasciannie has been appointed Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States.
Jamaica has been without an ambassador to Washington following the resignation of Audrey Marks in March.
The recipient of the University of the West Indies Open Scholarship (1978) and the Jamaica Commonwealth Scholarship (1984), Professor Vasciannie holds First Class Honours degrees from the UWI, and Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
The Jamaica Rhodes Scholar (1981) was the Head, Department of Government, UWI (2003-2006).
Professor Vasciannie also served as Lecturer in Constitutional Law, and Law and Legal Systems at the Norman Manley Law School (2001-2008).
He is currently the Principal at the Norman Manley Law School.
He is expected to assume duties in July or August.
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