The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
Interesting biographies about current and previous members of the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
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Eamon Harrison Courtenay<br />
2007-20<strong>11</strong><br />
Mr Eamon Harrison Courtenay was elected as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
between November 2007 <strong>and</strong> November 20<strong>11</strong>. Prior to this, Mr Courtney was President <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Belize <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society between 1999 until 2002 <strong>and</strong> has been an active member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Movement since 1989, holding various positions within <strong>the</strong> Belize <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> Society. Outside<br />
<strong>the</strong> Movement, he served as Belize’s Senator <strong>and</strong> Minister <strong>of</strong> Foreign Affairs <strong>and</strong> Foreign<br />
Trade (2006-2007), Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> Belize Bank (2005-2006), Attorney General <strong>and</strong><br />
Minister <strong>of</strong> Investment <strong>and</strong> Foreign Trade (2003-2004), as well as continuing as a practicing<br />
attorney-at-law (1988-1999). He holds a BA from <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Texas at Austin <strong>and</strong><br />
completed his studies in Law at <strong>the</strong> University <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> West Indies <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Norman Manley<br />
Law School. 123 He was born in Belize on June <strong>11</strong> th , 1960 <strong>and</strong> is married with two children. 124<br />
123 <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
124 http://www.cablegatesearch.net/cable.php?id=06BELIZE369<br />
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