Jeremiah Knight ends Jamaica tour

 

Jeremiah Knight with his farewell gift.

Excerpt from Jamaica Observer column published 5 October 2020

by Jean Lowrie-Chin

After three years in Jamaica, Jeremiah Knight ended his dynamic tour as the U.S. Embassy’s Counselor for Public Affairs on September 30^th.  We congratulate him on his promotion to Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  His notable accomplishments during his tenure as the embassy’s head of Public Affairs include programmes for Women’s Empowerment, creating the Department of State’s local chapter of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs  and the Embassy’s Annual Women’s History Month Grant Pitch Competition that awarded over US$300,000 in grants.

Jeremiah also collaborated with the Branson Centre to host rap sessions under the theme ‘Journeys to Scale’, promoting the exchange of ideas between key business leaders in Jamaica and the US to assist local entrepreneurs in expanding their concerns.

At a virtual farewell get-together last Monday, media leaders, PAJ President George Davis, broadcaster and lecturer Fae Ellington and OPM Press Secretary Naomi Francis acknowledged Jeremiah’s promotion of investigative journalism, partnering with the Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network. 

Jeremiah, whose grandfather hails from Jamaica, is passionate about education. He established the Embassy’s U.S. Exchanges Alumni Association (Jamaica) and organised islandwide school tours with US Ambassador Donald Tapia who has remarked on his joy in engaging with our beautiful Jamaican children.

He collaborated with bright young enthusiasts in a social media advisory group, created the Embassy’s Stakeholder Appreciation and Recognition Awards (SARA) and spearheaded the transformation of the Embassy’s Robeson American Center into a state-of-the-art technology space, facilitating specialized STEM clubs and a host of entrepreneurship programmes..

Despite his taxing schedule, Jeremiah found time to entertain his friends and colleagues with his amazing culinary creations, garnered from his worldwide postings and enhanced by his unique flavours.

Walk good Jeremiah – you will be missed, but we are proud of your ascent in the US diplomatic service.