African & African Diaspora Studies
School of International and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University and The Eric Williams Memorial Collection present
12th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture
Friday, October 15th, 2010 at 6:30pm
"The Renaissance of Haiti: A Template for Caribbean Integration"
Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC
Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006, P.J. Patterson is its longest serving Prime Minister. He has played a leading role in the United Nations, the Commonwealth, the Non-Aligned Movement and has been named CARICOM's (The Caribbean Community) Special Representative for Haiti's Reconstruction. He is authorized by Haiti's government to represent it in appropiate fora. Mr. Patterson has contributed to numerous Conventions and official Statements, been instrumental in expanding the original Caribbean Free Trade Area (CARIFTA) into CARICOM, and presided over the latter's inclusion of Haiti. He steered CARICOM toward the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice in 2005 and the adoption of a Single Market Economy in 2006.
Venue: Florida International University, College of Law, RDB 1100 and Atrium. 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199
Admission FREE and open to the public.
For more information, please call (305) 348-4264, (305) 348-6860 or (305) 271-7246.
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