Inga Rhonda King

Inga Rhonda King (also known as I. Rhonda King; born 21 April 1960) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accountant, teacher and publisher who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) since September 2013.

Early life and education King was born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles and is Vincentian by descent.

In 2006, King founded Strategy Forum Inc, an independent publisher of illustrated books. She is also an artist.

From 2010, King was Chairperson of National Investment Promotions in Kingstown. presenting her credentials to presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In January 2016, St Vincent and the Grenadines voting rights at the UN were suspended due to outstanding payment of dues. King said it was a clerical error which would be fixed promptly.

On 29 September 2016, King was elected chair of the UN Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). On 27 April 2017, she spoke at the General Assembly to champion the resolution to include World Creativity and Innovation Day on the UN Days of Observance. King has also served as Chair of the UN L.69 Group of Developing Countries.

On 26 July 2018, King was elected to be the seventy-fourth President of the UN Economic and Social Council. She was succeeded by Mona Juul of Norway.

In 2019, King led the delegation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the countries UN Security Council seat. On 23 October 2019, she was awarded the 2019 Spirit of the UN award, becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Permanent Representative to receive the honour.

On 20 January 2025, King was appointed, alongside Jakub Kulhánek, Permanent Representative of Czechia to the United Nations, as co-facilitator in the United Nations Economic and Social Council and High-Level Political Forum.

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