Robert Wilmot Kpadeh, a British-educated International Human Rights Lawyer and Peace, Conflict, and Development expert. He is an Economist and Communication expert. He is also a Social Justice Advocate who has led several advocacies in defense of human rights, the rule of law, and good governance. He is a structuredacademic and has lectured in Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy Making at the state-owned University of Liberia (UL) and the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) also in Liberia as a Senior Lecturer.

In terms of public service, Kpadeh has served as Deputy Minister of Information at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism, a role he performed with distinction for over five years– under the Administration of President EllenJohnson
Sirleaf.

He is the author of the book; [“Wisdom Is Wealth—Poetry and Philosophy”] which can be accessed on Amazon. He has written several thematic papers on governance, the rule of law, and basic fundamental rights.

Kpadeh is one of the co-authors of the 2023 United Nations Roadmap paper that essentially outlines solutions on how to prevent the usage of technology to facilitate Human Trafficking under the supervision of the United Nations Human Rights Commission.

Employment History
Liberia's Permanent Representative to The International Maritime Organization (IMO), Liberia Maritime Authority, London
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• The Liberian Permanent Mission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the technical and diplomatic arm of the Liberia Maritime Program:
• To coordinate all the Government of Liberia’s maritime-related activities between Monrovia and London
• To Primarily ensure Liberia’s active participation in all IMO meetings and deliberations to promote and protect Liberia's Maritime Interests to the fullest.
• To ensure at all times that Liberia's maritime policies are aligned with the international instruments and regulations adopted by the IMO, as well as ensure that Liberia is effectively and efficiently compliant with all maritime covenants, treaties, and protocols.
• In addition to these IMO responsibilities, the Permanent Representative regularly represents Liberia at meetings of other maritime-related bodies such as the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO); the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC); the London Convention1972 (LC72) and London Protocol 1996 (LP96), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The Permanent Mission of Liberia to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) represents the Government of Liberia at IMO. It is the policy link between the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), the statutory arm of the Government of Liberia on all matters of maritime and the IMO. The Permanent Mission conveys and articulates Liberia Government policy positions on regulatory proposals during IMO meetings and conversely relays key elements of adopted regulations by the IMO back to LiMA to be domesticated into the country’s laws and implemented within Liberia territorial waters and globally, including aboard Liberia flag vessels.

The Permanent Mission performs its mandate through strategic outreaches, including attending diplomatic conferences, engagements and actively participating in the Committees and Subcommittee meetings of IMO. It also ensures Liberia receives necessary technical assistance from the Technical Cooperation Division of IMO and other maritime administrations to build the needed national capacity to implement IMO’s instruments. Further, it pursues one of the Permanent Mission’s core mandates by ensuring Liberia is always elected to the 40 Members Council of IMO to reflect the country’s standing in global shipping as the number one open registry. In this regard, the Permanent Mission spearheads Liberia’s campaign during IMO Assembly biannually to elect members of the Council.

The Permanent Mission is headed by a Permanent Representative who is deputized by an Alternate Permanent Representative considering the technical nature of IMO as the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollutions by ships.