Last Updated on August 23, 2022, 7:31 AM AST by Anthony Morris
During a brief ceremony held on Monday, August 22, 2022, Dr Marcus L. Natta recited the Oath of Secrecy as he was introduced and appointed as the new Secretary to the Federal Cabinet of the Government of St Kitts and Nevis.
The prime minister’s complete Cabinet is formally meeting today for the first time as the Cabinet Secretary is now in place.
St Kitts and Nevis’ Cabinet of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew and a few special guests, for instance, Kenneth Douglas and Mr Leon Natta-Nelson, were in attendance at the event and witnessed the ceremony. All of them extended personal congratulations to Dr Natta on his new appointment.
Dr Natta has 13 years of experience in the civil service, working at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC), the Ministry of Sustainable Development, and St. Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards. During his tenure, he has led legislation reviews, prepared policy papers for Cabinet approval, and implemented reforms to comply with international standards and treaties.
Additionally, Dr Marcus Natta also has over ten years of experience representing St Kitts and Nevis in regional and international treaty organizations, including two consecutive terms as the Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean to the Bureau of the Stockholm Convention from 2015-2019.
Dr Natta graduated from Cameron University in Oklahoma with dual Bachelor of Science (BSc.) degrees in Physics and Mathematics. He earned his doctoral degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in August 2008.
Dr Natta served as the Science and Research Manager at the St Kitts and Nevis Bureau of Standards.
Dr Natta is suceeding Mrs Josephine Huggins, who served as the Cabinet Secretary in the administration of the Unity Government, headed by Dr Terrance Drew, leader of the People’s Labour Party.
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