KINGSTON, Jamaica — Roderick Oliver Mair, current consul-general in Miami, has been appointed Jamaica’s next consul-general in New York.

In making the announcement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith said Mair’s more than seven years of consular leadership, record of effective diaspora engagement and success in mobilising partnerships and support for Jamaica have prepared him to lead the Consulate General in New York, which serves Jamaica’s largest overseas population across 33 states in the United States (US).

“New York is home to one of the largest and most vibrant Jamaican communities in the world. As consul-general in Miami, Oliver Mair has demonstrated an exceptional ability to build relationships, inspire confidence and mobilise support for Jamaica,” said Johnson Smith.