Swinburne A. S. Lestrade is a

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

n economist who served as Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States from 1995 to 2000. He graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from the

University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 17 English-speaking countries and territories in th ...

, and an MSc in development economics from the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

. He was previously Chairman of the

National Bank of Dominica The National Bank of Dominica Ltd. is a financial services firm in headquartered in Roseau, Dominica. It is the largest financial institution in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The bank was set up in 1978 as a state owned bank and was privatized ...

. He also served as Dominican Ambassador to the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

. He was awarded the

Sisserou Award of Honour The Sisserou Award of Honour is a national award of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Created in 1967, it is the second highest honour presented by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on behalf of the state. The Dominican Awards are spar ...

in 2004.

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