[citation needed] She attended the University of the West Indies where she graduated in Economics and International Relations.

[3] From 2007, Coke-Hamilton served as Director of Trade, Tourism and Competitiveness of the Organization of American States (OAS).

[5] From 2011 until 2019, Coke-Hamilton served as Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA).

[3] In November 2019, Pamela Coke-Hamilton warned of the lose-lose trade war that was emerging between the USA and China.

[7] In July 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Coke-Hamilton as Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC).