George Alleyne

Sir George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne (born in St. Philip, Barbados, on 7 October 1932) served as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region 2003–2010.

[1] George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne was born in 1932 at Lucas street[1] in St. Philip, Barbados, to a mother who was a homemaker and a father who was an elementary school teacher.

He served two four-year terms in this position until the end of January 2003[5] and was elected director emeritus.

After his retirement, Alleyne was appointed by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve on the Independent High-level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases from 2018 until 2019.

[7] In October 2008 he received the Science of Peace Award from the Inter American Heart Foundation.