Carlisle Richardson

Carlisle Richardson

NY, US
A native islander and economic affairs officer for the United Nations, shares the economic and cultural impact that small island nations have on the world.

Carlisle Richardson grew up on St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean and earned degrees in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and being posted to the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations. In 2011, Carlisle joined the United Nations and worked in the Division for Sustainable Development, where he was a key figure in the work on small island developing states issues. He continues his mission today as an economic affairs officer for the United Nations in New York, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Carlisle Richardson is the Author of Island Journeys.

Carlisle Richardson grew up on St. Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean and earned degrees in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and being posted to the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations. In 2011, Carlisle joined the United Nations and worked in the Division for Sustainable Development, where he was a key figure in the work on small island developing states issues. He continues his mission today as an economic affairs officer for the United Nations in New York, where he lives with his wife and daughter. Carlisle Richardson is the Author of Island Journeys.