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Voices of the pelican : graduation speeches by UWI Chancellor, Professor the Honourable Sir George Alleyne, 2003-2016 / George Alleyne ; edited by Cecile Clayton.

By: Kingston, Jamaica : University of West Indies Office of Administration, [2018] 2018Description: 291 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9789764102748
  • 9764102743
Other title:
  • Pelican
Uniform titles:
  • Speeches. Selections
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.7292
LOC classification:
  • LB3020 .A45 2018
Summary: Sir George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne (Barbados, 1932) served as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region 2003-2010. He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in February 2003. In 1972, Alleyne became Professor of Medicine at UWI. In October 2003 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of West Indies. Alleyne was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1990 New Year Honours and awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community in 2001 - the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Caribbean national.
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Books Books National Library of Jamaica 378.7292 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1000000059983
Books Books National Library of Jamaica 378.7292 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 1000000119906
Books Books OCLC Data 378.7292 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0000000040851

Sir George Allanmore Ogarren Alleyne (Barbados, 1932) served as United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean region 2003-2010. He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in February 2003. In 1972, Alleyne became Professor of Medicine at UWI. In October 2003 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of West Indies. Alleyne was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1990 New Year Honours and awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community in 2001 - the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Caribbean national.

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