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Dr. Jessica Byron |
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, SEPTEMBER 13TH 2006 - Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Campus, Jamaica, Dr. Jessica Byron, will present the 2006 Prime Minister's Independence Lecture on Thursday.
Dr. Byron, a citizen of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, is co-ordinator of the Department's Graduate Programme for eight years.
The theme is "Partnership, Discipline and Productivity for a Transformed Country."
The lecture, at the Basseterre High School Auditorium, is the 8th in the series and marks the 23rd Anniversary of the Independence of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Chairperson of the event, is Mr. Crois R. Freeman, who will give the Welcome Remarks, the Guest Speaker will be introduced by Dr. Ana terwesa Romero and the Response and Vote of Thanks will be done by Mrs. Delcia Bradley-King.
Dr. Byron's undergraduate and initial post graduate training was done at the Cave Hill and St. Augustine Campuses of the University of the West Indies.
She holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of International Studies and the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
~~Adz:Right~~Her research interests include hemispheric integration, European-Caribbean relations, small states and the multi-lateral system. She is a member of the Globalisation Studies Network, a member of the Caribbean Studies Association, the Latin American Studies and the International Studies Association.
Dr. Byron, who speaks English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, has lectured in Holland, Colombia, Suriname and Guadeloupe.
