Background
Johnson, Keith was born on July 29, 1921 in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica. Son of Septimus A. and Emily Johnson.
Johnson, Keith was born on July 29, 1921 in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica. Son of Septimus A. and Emily Johnson.
Graduate, Kingston College, Jamaica, 1937. Postgraduate in demography, Columbia University, 1950—1951.
With Jamaica Civil Service, 1939—1948, statistician, 1942—1948. Research assistant Bureau Applied Social Research, Columbia University, 1948—1949. Professional trainee various positions to social affairs officer, United Nations population branch, department social and economic affairs United Nations, 1967—1973.
Formerly consul general Jamaica in United States. Jamaica's permanent representative to United Nations, 1967—1973. Non-resident ambassador to Republic of Argentina, 1969—1973.
Ambassador to West Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, 1973—1981. Non-resident ambassador to Israel, 1975—1981. Non-resident ambassador to Holy See, 1980—1985.
Ambassador to United States Washington, since 1981. Permanent representative to Organization of American States, since 1981.
Chairman preparatory committee, rapporteur-general United Nations Conference Human Environmental. Member of West Indian Students Association (president 1954-1957, chairman advisory committee since 1958), Society Foreign Consuls, Institute of Science Study Population, 369th Veterans' Association (honorary).
Married Pamela B. Rodgers. Children: Hope, Marie.