Background
George Allanmoore Ogarren Alleyne was born in 1932 in Saint Philip, Barbados, to a mother who was a homemaker and a father who was an elementary school teacher.
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George Allanmoore Ogarren Alleyne was born in 1932 in Saint Philip, Barbados, to a mother who was a homemaker and a father who was an elementary school teacher.
Bachelor of Medicine, University London, 1957. Doctor of Medicine, University London, 1965. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Wisconsin.
Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Doctor of Science (honorary), Queens University, Ontario, Canada, 2001.
He was appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in February 2003. Subsequently, he pursued his postgraduate training in internal medicine in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 1972, he became Professor of Medicine at UWI. In 1976, he was appointed Chairman of the Department of Medicine.
In October 2003 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of West Indies.
Besides his academic experience, Alleyne also gained much experience in working for international organizations. In February 1995, he became Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office of the World Health Organization (World Health Organization).
He served two four-year terms in this position until the end of January 2003 and was elected Director Emeritus. and awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community in 2001-the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Caribbean national.
Married Sylvan I. Chen. 3 children.