Professor Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Ph.D. Office of the Vice Chancellor and Principal

The University of Guyana Turkeyen Campus, Turkeyen, Guyana, South America

Tel.: +(592) 222 3583 (office); +(592) 623 9983 (cell) • Fax: +(592) 222 8063 Email: vcgriffith@uog.edu.gy; ivelawlloyd@gmail.com

Professional Profile: innovative scholar-leader-administrator with three decades of teaching, research, and leadership experience at liberal arts, research, and land-grant institutions; in urban and rural environments; with service as dean, provost, and university president; global engagement; testimony before United States Congress; international consulting experience; expertise in Caribbean and Hemispheric security, drugs, and crime.

Higher Education Leadership x Vice Chancellor and Principal, The University of Guyana, June 2016-: Leadership and

management of the educational and economic enterprise of Guyana’s sole national university, with some 8,000 students studying for diplomas, undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Education and Humanities, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Technology.

x Executive-in-Residence, The University at Albany, State University of New York, December 2015-June 2016: leadership of initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented academic staff, to initiate programs to enhance research by junior faculty, and strengthen the recruitment of underrepresented faculty and graduate students.

x Presidential Sabbatical, Fort Valley State University, July 2015—December 2015: project on higher education leadership and management.

x Senior Fellow, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, June 2015--: projects on global education engagement and completion of book manuscript for University of Illinois Press.

x President, Fort Valley State University, July 2013-June 2015: leadership in right-sizing the educational and economic enterprise, focusing on growing enrollment, enhancing the academic profile, improving community and corporate partnerships, controlling expenditure and generating revenue, and launching transformational projects, including Honors Program and Undergraduate Research Program.

x Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, York College, CUNY, July 2007-June 2013: leadership and management of the division of academic affairs.

x Provost, Radford University, July 2006-June 2007: leadership and management of the division of academic affairs.

x Dean, The Honors College, Florida International University, June 2001-July 2006: College leadership and management; role in the governance of the University through active membership in the President’s Council, the Deans’ Council, and Academic Planning Council.

x Associate Dean for Budget and Facilities, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida International University, August 1998-June 2001; management of the College’s budget, its teaching, research, and office facilities, and its full time and adjunct faculty contracts.

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Education x Ph.D., The City University of New York Graduate School, 1990. x M.Phil. The City University of New York Graduate School, 1989. x M.A., Long Island University, 1984. x Diploma in Communication, The University of Guyana, 1981. x Bachelor of Soc. Sciences, Distinction in Political Science, The University of Guyana, 1980.

Higher Education Professional Development x American Association of State Universities and Colleges-Council of Independent Colleges,

Educational Leadership Academy, Class of 2012-2013. x Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Institute for Educational Management,

Class of 2010. x American Council on Education, Institute for Chief Academic Officers, Class of 2007-2008. x American Association of State Colleges and Universities Millennium Leadership Institute,

Class of 2005. x Florida International University Leadership Academy, Inaugural Class, 2003-2004. x Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Management and Leadership in

Education, Class of 2003. x Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Advancement for Deans

Workshop, San Francisco, CA, Spring 2003. x Florida State Institute for Academic Leadership, Institute for Academic Deans, Howie-in-the-

Hills, FL, Spring 2000.

Research and Consulting Expertise: x Regional and hemispheric security; Caribbean politics, drug policy, law enforcement and security

policy; hemispheric drug policy and transnational crime; conflict resolution. x Higher education leadership and management; land-grant university operations;

leadership coaching; international collaboration; recruitment and retention strategies. Permanent Academic Positions: x Professor of Political Science, York College of The City University of New York, 2007-

2013; tenured. x Professor of Political Science, Radford University, 2006-2007; tenured. x Professor of Political Science, Florida International University, 2000-2006; tenured x Associate Professor of Political Science, Florida International University, 1996-2000; tenured x Assistant Professor of Political Science, Florida International University, 1994-1996. x Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lehman College, 1990-1994. Visiting Academic Positions x Visiting Professor of Security Studies, Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National

Defense University. Washington, DC, Summer 2000, Summer 1999, Summer 1998. x Visiting Scholar, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch,

Germany, Summer 1998. x Visiting Professor of Government, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. New York, Spring 1994. x Visiting Scholar, Queen’s University. Kingston, Canada, Fall 1993. x Visiting Scholar, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Canada. Fall 1993. x Visiting Professor of Political Science, St. John’s University. New York, Spring 1990.

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Books 1. Editor, Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror: Challenge and Change. Kingston, Jamaica:

Ian Randle Publishers, 2004. Cloth and paper; 585 pp. 2. Editor, The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean. London: Macmillan/Palgrave &

New York: St Martin’s Press, 2000. Cloth; 304 pp. 3. Author, Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege. University Park:

Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. Cloth and paper; 314 pp. 4. Coeditor (with Betty Sedoc-Dahlberg), Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean.

Boulder: Westview Press, 1997. Cloth and paper; 285 pp. 5. Author, Caribbean Security on the Eve of the 21st Century (McNair Paper No. 54, Institute

for National Strategic Studies.) Washington, DC, National Defense University Press, 1996. Paper; 90 pp.

6. Author, The Quest for Security in the Caribbean: Problems and Promises of Subordinate States. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1993. Cloth; 330 pp. Paper, 1994.

7. Editor, Strategy and Security in the Caribbean. New York: Praeger, 1991. Cloth; 218 pp. Book in Progress: “Challenged Sovereignty: The Impact of Drugs and Crime on Security and Sovereignty in the Caribbean;” under contract with The University of Illinois Press. Occasional Papers and Special Studies 1. The United States and the Caribbean 30 Years after the Grenada Invasion: Dynamics of

Geopolitics and Geonarcotics. Occasional Paper, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University, December 2013; 48 pp. available at http://chds.dodlive.mil/files/2014/01/pub-OP-griffith.pdf.

2. Guyana’s Strategic Culture: Leaders Leveraging Landscapes, Occasional Paper, Florida International University Applied Research Center, December 2011; 46 pp. available at http://strategicculture.fiu.edu/Studies/Guyana.aspx.

3. The Re-Emergence of Suriname’s Désiré (Desi) Bouterse: Political Acumen and Geopolitical Anxiety. Occasional Paper, Florida International University Applied Research Center-Western Hemisphere Security Analysis Center, June 2011; 58 pp. available at http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=whemsac.

4. “Security in the Caribbean: State Sovereignty or Public Order?” in John Bailey and Roy Godson, eds., Public Security in the Americas: New Challenges in the South-North Dialog (Washington, DC: Center for Latin American Studies, Georgetown University, 2004).

5. The Caribbean Security Scenario at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Continuity, Change, Challenge. North-South Center Agenda Paper No. 65, September 2003; 25 pp.

6. Democracy and Governance in Jamaica: An Assessment. Study for United States Agency For International Development, February 2001; 60 pp.

7. “Caribbean Regional Security,” Strategic Forum, No. 102, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, February 1997; 4 pp.

8. Confidence-Building: Managing Caribbean Security Concerns. Study prepared (with James Macintosh) for Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada, October 1996; 37 pp.

9. The Caribbean in a New Strategic Environment. Center for International Relations, Queens University, Canada, Occasional Paper No. 52, March 1996; 42 pp.

10. The Money Laundering Dilemma in the Caribbean. Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico, Working Paper No. 4, September 1995; 22 pp.

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Congressional Testimony 9 Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on

Foreign Affairs, U.S. Congress. Hearing, “New Directions or Old Path: Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.” Assessment of the Caribbean Security Situation and the Prospects for Success of the Security Initiative of President Barack Obama, December 9, 2009; available at https://www.scribd.com/document/328833367/HOUSE-HEARING-111TH-CONGRESS-NEW-DIRECTION-OR-OLD-PATH-CARIBBEAN-BASIN-SECURITY-INITIATIVE-CBSI.

Articles in Refereed Journals 1. “Political Acumen and Geopolitical Anxiety in Suriname,” Security and Defense Studies

Review, Vol. 12 Nos. 1 & 2, 2011, 47-72. 2. “Understanding Caribbean Security: Back to Basics and Building Blocks,” Social and

Economic Studies, Vol. 53, No. 1 (March) 2004, 1-33. 3. “Security, Sovereignty, and Public Order in the Caribbean,” Security and Defense Studies

Review, Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer) 2002. 4. “Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere,” Low Intensity Conflict and Law

Enforcement Vol. 8, No. 1 (Spring) 1999, 1-33. 5. “Caribbean Geopolitics and Geonarcotics: New Dynamics, Same Old Dilemma,” Naval War

College Review Vol. 51 No. 2 (Spring) 1998, 47-67. 6. “Political Change, Democracy, and Human Rights in Guyana,” Third World Quarterly Vol.

18, No. 2 1997, 267-85. 7. “Narcotics Arms Trafficking, Corruption and Governance in the Caribbean,” Journal of

Money Laundering Control, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1997): 138-147. 8. “Drugs and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean,” Caribbean Quarterly Vol. 42 Nos. 2-3, June-

September 1996, 82-97. 9. “Drugs in the Caribbean: An Economic Balance Sheet,” Caribbean Studies Vol. 28, No. 2

1995, 285-303. 10. "Drugs and Democracy in the Caribbean" (with Trevor Munroe), Journal of Commonwealth

& Comparative Politics (UK) Vol. 33 No. 3 (Nov. 1995), 357-76. 11. "Caribbean Security: Retrospect and Prospect," Latin American Research Review, Vol. 30

No. 2 (Summer) 1995, 3-32. 12. "From Cold War Geopolitics to Post-Cold War Geonarcotics," International Journal (Canada)

Vol. 49 (Winter) 1993-94, 1-36. 13. "Drugs and Security in the Commonwealth Caribbean," Journal of Commonwealth and

Comparative Politics Vol. 31 (July) 1993, 70-102. 14. "Some Security Implications of Commonwealth Caribbean Narcotics Operations," Conflict

Quarterly (Canada) Vol. 13 (Spring) 1993, 25-45. 15. "The Military and the Politics of Change in Guyana," Journal of Interamerican Studies and

World Affairs Vol. 33 (Summer) 1991, 141-73. Articles in Non-refereed Journals and Magazines 1. “Punishment and Crime in the Caribbean: Part I of III—Realities of Crime,” CaribbeanIcon

Magazine. January 24, 2011. 2. “Barack Obama and US Reengagement in the Caribbean Basin.” Op-Ed, CaribbeanIcon

Magazine. Inaugural Issue, Nov. 3, 2010. 3. “Jamaica’s Sovereignty Saga, Crisis in the Caribbean Nation, Op-Ed, New York Carib News,

June 11, 2010, available at http://www.nycaribnews.com/news.php?viewStory=185.

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4. “Probing a Key Question to Understand the Dynamics of Crime and Security,” Journal of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police, Spring 2005, 25-27.

5. “A Reality Check on Caribbean Security,” INTERSEC: Journal of International Security Vol. 13, November/December 2003, 350-52.

6. “Security Challenges and Engagement in the Caribbean,” Summit of the Americas Bulletin Vol. 2 No 2 (April 2003): 2, 4.

7. “Terrorism and Transnationality,” Diversity Exchange 2002 Spring 2002, 21. 8. “U.S. Strategic Interests in Caribbean Security,” Joint Force Quarterly Vol. 25 Autumn 2000,

64-69. 9. “The Drama of Drugs in the Caribbean,” Caricom Perspective Issue 69 (June) 2000, 79-82, 91. 10. “Deportees, Drugs, and Diaspora: The Caribbean Connection.” Caribbean Focus April-June

2000, 30-31. 11. “Diversity: Value Beyond Minorities,” Diversity Exchange 2000, Spring 2000, 9-10. 12. “Drugs and Democracy in the Caribbean,” University of Miami Law Review Vol. 53, No. 4,

1999, 869-881. 13. “The Drama of Deportation,” Caribbean Perspectives 5th Issue January 1999, 10-14. 14. “Illicit Arms Trafficking, Corruption, and Governance in the Caribbean,” Dickinson Journal

of International Law Vol. 15 No. 3, 1997, 487-507. 15. “The Caribbean Security Landscape: A Reality Check,” Caribbean Affairs Vol. 7 No. 6 (Last

Quarter) 1997, 35-44. 16. “Studying Waves; Understanding Sea Changes” (review article on Richard Gunther, P.

Nikiforos Diamandouros, and Hans-Jurgen Puhle, eds, The Politics of Democratic Consolidation: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective [Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1995; Joseph Tulchin, ed., The Consolidation of Democracy in Latin America [Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1995] and Pierre duToit, State-Building and Democracy in Southern Africa: Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa [Washington, DC: U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 1995]), Mershon International Studies Review, Vol. 41. No. 1 1997, 139-43.

17. “The Implications of Information Technology on Sovereignty,” United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research Newsletter, No. 30, 1995, 7-8.

18. “Implications des technologies d’information pour la souveraineté,” Lettre de Institut des Nations Unies pour la recherche sur le désarmement, No. 30, 1995, 7-8.

19. "The NAFTA Challenge to the Caribbean," Caribbean Perspective (U.S. Virgin Islands), Premier Issue, December 1994, 1-6

20. "Drugs and World Politics: The Caribbean Dimension," The Round Table (UK) No. 332 (October) 1994, 419-31.

21. “The Changing Security Agenda,” Hemisphere, Vol. 6 (Summer 1994). 22. "Security and the Drug Trade," Caribbean Affairs (Trinidad and Tobago) Vol. 7 No. 4

(September/October) 1994, 17-27. 23. "Confidence-Building in the Americas," North-South: Magazine of the Americas Vol. 4

(September-October) 1994, 36-39. 24. "Drugs Alter the Security Agenda," Hemisphere Vol.6 (Winter/Spring) 1994, 14-15. 25. "Securing the Region's Borders," Caribbean Affairs Vol. 7 (July-Aug.) 1994, 83-105. 26. "The RSS: A Decade of Collective Security in the Caribbean," The Round Table No. 324

(October) 1992, 465-75. 27. "The Regional Security System: A Decade of Caribbean Collective Security," Caribbean

Affairs Vol. 5 (July-September) 1992, 179-91. 28. "The Quest for Security in the English-speaking Caribbean," Caribbean Affairs Vol. 3 (April-

June) 1990, 68-76.

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Book Chapters

1. “A New Conceptual Approach to Caribbean Security,” in Kenneth Hall and Myrtle Chuck-a-Sang, eds., The Caribbean Community in Transition (Kingston, Jamaica; Ian Randle Publishers, 2008), 221-240.

2. “Guyana,” in Sanja Tatic and Christopher Walker, eds., Countries at the Crossroads: A Survey of Democratic Governance. (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), 167-87.

3. “Drugs, Arms, and Human Security in the Caribbean,” in Sahadeo Basdeo and Heather Nicol, eds., Caribbean Integration and Cooperation in the Americas (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Lexicon Books, 2006), 108-33.

4. “The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean,” in Menno Vellinga, ed., The Political Economy of the Drug Industry: Latin America and the International System (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004), 103-23.

5. “Introduction: Understanding Reality, Interpreting Change” in Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror, xxiii-xxxiii.

6. “Probing Security Challenge and Change in the Caribbean,” in Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror, 1-51.

7. “Conclusion: Contending with Challenge, Coping with Change,” in Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror, 508-33.

8. “Caribbean Challenges in Local-Global Context: The Problem of Drugs,” in Perry Mars and Alma H. Young, eds., Caribbean Perspectives on Labor and Politics: The Legacies of Cheddie Jagan and Michael Manley (Detroit: Wayne State Univ. Press, 2004), 200-224.

9. “Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror: Challenges of Intrusion and Governance,” in Denis Benn and Kenneth O. Hall, eds., Governance in the Age of Globalization: Caribbean Perspectives (Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 2003), 383-415.

10. “Seguridad, sobreanía, y orden público en el Caribe,” in Maria-Cristina Rosas, ed., Seguridad hemisférica: un largo y sinuoso camino (Mexico City: Editorial Quimera, 2003), 245-67.

11. “Security and Sovereignty in the Contemporary Caribbean: Probing Elements of the Local-Global Nexus,” in Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Don Marshall, eds., Living at the Borderlines: issues in Caribbean Sovereignty and Development (Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 2003), 209-25.

12. “Drugs and Economics in the Caribbean,” in Irma T. de Alonso, ed., Caribbean Developing Economies (Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002), 177-201.

13. “The Military in Guyana: Political and Institutional Adaptations,” in Lilian Bobea, ed., Por la Fuerza de la Razon: Control Civil de las Fuerzas de Seguridad (Caracas, Venezuela: Neuva Sociedad, 2002).

14. “Transnational Crime in the Americas: A Reality Check,” in Jorge I. Domínguez, ed., The Future of Inter-American Relations (London: Routledge, 2000), 63-86.

15. “Drugs and the Emerging Security Agenda in the Caribbean,” in Joseph S. Tulchin and Ralph H. Espach, eds., Security in the Caribbean Basin: The Challenge of Regional Cooperation (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000), 137-50.

16. “Drugs and Political Economy in a Global Village,” in Griffith, The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean, 11-28.

17. “Introduction: Drugs and Political Economy,” in Griffith, The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean, 1-7.

18. “Canada and the Caribbean: Power without Paternalism in the Age of Interdependence,” in Jerry Haar and Anthony Bryan, Eds, Canadian-Caribbean Relations in Transition: Trade, Sustainable Development, and Security (London: Macmillan, 1999), 22-35.

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19. “The Caribbean in a New Strategic Environment,” in Joseph S. Tulchin and Francisco Rojas Aravena, eds, Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1998), 76-91.

20. "Security Collaboration and Confidence-Building in the Americas," in Jorge I. Domínguez, ed., International Security and Democracy: Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Cold War Era (Philadelphia: Pittsburgh University Press, 1998), 169-87, 313-16.

21. "The Geography of Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean," in Michael C. Desch, Jorge I. Domínguez, and Andres Serbin, eds, From Pirates to Drug Lords: The Post-Cold War Caribbean Security Environment (Albany: SUNY Press, 1998), 97-119.

22. “Narcotráfico como una cuestión de seguridad en el Caribe,” in Paz V. Milet, ed., Narcotráfico y seguridad en Américan Latina y el Caribe (Santiago, Chile: FLACSO-Chile, 1997), 23-25.

23. "Drugs and Crime: Policy Perspectives," in Jacqueline A. Braveboy-Wagner and Dennis J. Gayle, eds, Caribbean Public Policy. (Boulder: Westview Press, 1997), 133-44.

24. “Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean” (with Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg), in Ivelaw L. Griffith and Betty N. Sedoc- Dahlberg, Eds, Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean (Boulder: Westview Press, 1997), 1-11.

25. “Drugs and Democratic Governance in the Caribbean” (with Trevor Munroe), in Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean, 74-94.

26. “Geopolítica en el caribe: dinámicas nuevas, el viejo dilema de siempre,” in Andres Serbin, ed., Américan Latina y el Caribe Anglófono: ¿Hacia una nueva relación? (Buenos Aires: Instituto del Servico Exterior de la Nación, 1997), 69-74.

27. “Democracy and Human Rights in Guyana,” in Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean, 156-72.

28. “Democracy and Human Rights at the Century’s End” (with Betty N. Sedoc-Dahlberg), in Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean, 247-55.

29. “El caribe en un nuevo ambiante estratégico,” in Francisco Rojas Aravena, ed., Balance estratégico y medidas de confianza mutua (Santiago: FLASCO, 1996).

30. "Challenges to Confidence-Building in the Americas," in J. Marshall Beier and Steven Mataija, eds, Verification, Compliance, and Confidence Building: The Global and Regional Interface (Toronto: York University Center for International & Security Studies, 1996), 93-103.

31. "Caribbean Manifestations of the Narcotics Phenomenon," in Jorge Rodríguez Beruff and Humberto García Muñiz eds, Security Problems and Policies in the Post Cold War Caribbean (London: Macmillan, 1996), 181-200.

32. “The Caribbean in the New Strategic Environment,” in Francisco Rojas Aravena, ed., Balance estratégico y medidas de confianza mutua (Santiago, Chile: FLASCO, 1995), 103-32.

33. “Algunas implicaciones de seguridad de las operaciones de narcoticos en el Caribe de la Mancomunidad," in Humberto García Muñiz and Jorge Rodríguez Beruff, eds, El Caribe en la post-guerra fria (Santiago: CLADDE-CLACSO, 1994), 115-38.

34. "Drugs and Security in the Commonwealth Caribbean," in Paul Sutton and Anthony Payne, Eds, Size and Survival: The Politics of Security in the Caribbean and the Pacific (London: Frank Cass, 1993), 70-102.

35. "Security for Development: Caribbean--Asia Pacific Regional Mechanisms," in Jacqueline A. Braveboy-Wagner et al, The Caribbean in the Pacific Century (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1993), 101-26.

36. "Security Perceptions of English Caribbean Elites," in Strategy and Security in the Caribbean, 3-26.

37. "Guyana: The Military and the Politics of Change," in Strategy and Security in the Caribbean, 149-68.

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Encyclopedia Entries 1. “Caribbean, Illicit Drugs in,” in Pamela Korsmeyer and Henry R. Kranzler, eds., The

Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, 3rd edition. (Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2009), 282-86.

2. “Colonies and Colonialism,” and “Guyana,” in C. Neal Tate, ed., Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, 4 vols. (Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2006), 192-94; 217-220.

3. “The Caribbean,” in Karl DeRouen, Jr. and Uk Heo, eds, Defense and Security: A Compendium of National Armed Forces and Security Policies (Santa Barbara. CA: ABC-CLIO, 2005), 107-127.

Articles in Newspapers and Magazines 1. “The Cartagena Summit: Going Beyond Scandal to Substance:” Opinion written in

May 2012 at the invitation of the Organization of American States, and published in May and June 2012 in: a) La Prensa Grafica of El Salvador:

http://www.laprensagrafica.com/opinion/editorial/268376-mas-alla-del-escandalo-de-cartagena.

b) Gleaner of Jamaica: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120613/cleisure/cleisure4.html.

c) Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel of the United States: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/fl-summit-drug-war-grifin-0530-

d) d) El Universal of Venezuela: http://www.eluniversal.com/opinion/120527/la-cumbre-de-cartagena-mas-alla-del-escandalo.

e) Trinidad Express of Trinidad and Tobago: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Going_beyond_scandal_to_substance-154929375.html

2. “Punishment and Crime in the Caribbean: Part I of III—Realities of Crime,” CaribbeanIcon Magazine. January 24, 2011; 5 pp.

3. “Barack Obama and US Reengagement in the Caribbean Basin.” Op-Ed, CaribbeanIcon Magazine. Inaugural Issue, Nov. 3, 2010; 5 pp.

4. “Jamaica’s Sovereignty Saga, Crisis in the Caribbean Nation,” Op-Ed, New York Carib News, June 11, 2010, available at http://www.nycaribnews.com/news.php?viewStory=185.

5. “Caribbean Security: The Challenge to Change,” Op-Ed, New York Carib News, April 22, 2008, 19.

6. “Portia Simpson Miller: On her way to becoming Jamaica’s Prime Minister,” Op-Ed, Miami Herald, March 16, 2006, 27A.

7. “The Drama of Deportation from the U.S.,” New York Carib News July 13, 1999. 8. “Virtual Siege,” Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Dec 7, 1997. 9. “President Bill Clinton in the Caribbean: Was it Symbolism or a Matter of Substance?”

New York Carib News June 3, 1997. 10. “Dr. Cheddie Jagan: Man and a Missionary,” New York Carib News, April 1, 1997. 11. “Cheddie Jagan: Man and Missionary,” Miami Herald, March 16, 1997, p. 6L. 12. “Democracy and Intervention in the Caribbean,” New York Carib News, May 21, 1996. 13. “Predominance and Patronage in Caribbean Politics," New York Carib News March 22,

1994.

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14. "Drugs Head Caribbean Security Agenda," New York Carib News, August 17, 1993. 15. "A Study on Security," (review article of Humberto García Muñiz and Betsaida Natal

Valez, Bibliografia militar del Caribe (Univ. of Puerto Rico, 1992), Caribbean Contact May 1993.

16. "Caribbean Foreign Policy Studied," Caribbean Contact, December 1989. 17. "The Phenomenon of Caribbean Militarization," (review article of Alma H. Young and

Dion E. Phillips, eds, Militarization in the Non-Hispanic Caribbean [Lynne Rienner, 1986]), Caribbean Contact, January 1988.

Book Reviews 1. Eduardo Sáenz Rovner, The Cuban Connection: Drug Trafficking, Smuggling, and Gambling

in Cuba from the 1920s to the Revolution. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2009, in New West Indian Guide (Holland), Vol. 85, Nos. 3-4, 2011.

2. Anthony Payne and Paul Sutton, Charting Caribbean Development (Gainesville, Fl: University Press of Florida, 2001) in New West Indian Guide Vol. 77, Nos. 3 & 4, 2003.

3. Thomas Klak, ed., Globalization and Neoliberalism: The Caribbean Context (New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 1998) in Political Studies (UK) Vol. 47, Dec. 1999.

4. John LaGuerre, ed, Structural Adjustment: Public Policy and Administration in the Caribbean (Port of Spain, Trinidad: University of the West Indies, 1994), in New West Indian Guide Vol. 71, Nos. 3 & 4 1997.

5. Jean Grugel, Politics and Development in the Caribbean Basin (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995), in Hispanic American Historical Review Vol. 76 (November 1996).

6. Anthony Payne and Paul Sutton, eds, Modern Caribbean Politics (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993), in Political Studies Vol. 42, No. 2 1994.

7. Angela B. Byre and Beverly Y. Byfield, eds, International Human Rights Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean (Martinus Nijhoff, 1991), in Journal of Third World Studies (Spring) 1994.

8. Jacqueline A. Braveboy-Wagner, The Caribbean in World Affairs (Boulder: Westview, 1989) in Hemisphere Vol. 3 (Summer) 1990.

9. Rudolph James and Harold Lutchman, Law and the Political Environment in Guyana (Georgetown: University of Guyana, 1984) in Black Scholar (May-June) 1986.

10. Alex Haley, Roots (New York: Doubleday, 1976) in The Writings No. 1, 1978.

Grants and Fellowships 1. College of Arts and Sciences, FIU, 1997. Grant to prepare manuscript on “The Political

Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean” for Macmillan Publishers. 2. United States Information Agency, 1997. Grant for a four-country lecture tour (Barbados,

Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts-Nevis) to discuss the findings of Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege.

3. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1993. Grant for study "Sovereignty under Siege: The Security Implications of Drugs in the Caribbean." Main results: Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege (University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997).

4. North-South Center, University of Miami, 1993. Grant to support "Sovereignty Under Siege" study.

5. CUNY-Caribbean Exchange Program, 1992. Grant for study "Caribbean Security: An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century." Initial results presented at conferences in Canada and Jamaica, May 1993, and in Atlanta, GA, March 1994. Main results: “Caribbean Security: Retrospect and Prospect,” Latin American Research Review Vol. 30 No 2 (Summer) 1995.

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6. George H. Shuster Fellowship, Lehman College, 1991, for preparation of The Quest for Security in the Caribbean.

7. Summer Fellowship, Center for International Cooperation and Security Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.

8. Organization of American States Research Fellowship, 1988. Research for Dissertation: "The Quest for Security in the Caribbean."

Honors and Awards 1. William Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University,

2015 Dr. William Perry Award for Academic Excellence in the Fields of Defense and Security Studies, December 2015, Washington, DC.

2. Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Award for Excellence in Educational Leadership and Community Engagement, August 2013, Brooklyn, New York.

3. Guyana United Youth Development Association, Award for Excellence in Public Service, November 2011, Queens, New York.

4. Florida International University Africana Award for Distinguished Service, October 2011, Miami Florida.

5. National Service Association of North America Award for Excellence in Scholarship on Politics and Security and for Higher Education, October 2011, Queens, New York.

6. Guyanese-American Business and Professional Council, Award for Excellence in Education and Security, June 2011, Queens, New York.

7. The City University of New York Graduate School, Political Science Distinguished Alum Award for 2010, April 2010, New York, New York.

8. Florida International University SAGE (Scholarships Awarding Global Excellence) Inaugural Award for Excellence in Global Service, April 2006, North Miami, Florida.

9. Florida International University Friends of Disability Services Starfish Award For Outstanding Support to Disabled Students and Faculty, May 2005, Miami, Florida.

10. Florida International University 2001 University Access and Equity Award for Outstanding University Service in Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, September 2002, Miami, Florida.

11. Caribbean Bar Association of South Florida Award for Commitment to Caribbean Development and Education, September 2001, Miami, Florida.

12. Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Medal of Service for Scholarship, Excellence, and Leadership, May 2001, Nassau, The Bahamas.

13. Florida International University, Excellence in Research Award, September 1999, Miami, Florida.

14. Caribbean Studies Association Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Leadership, Innovative Spirit, and Dedication to Promoting Caribbean Research and Scholarship, May 1998, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.

Invited Scholarly Lectures and Speeches: National United States 1. Rotary Club of Centerville, Georgia. “Laboring in the Military Education Vineyards.”

Keynote. Centerville, GA, December 8, 2015 2. AASCU Grants Resource Center Funding Competitiveness Conference: “Things that Count

and that can be Counted in Dreaming and Doing Economics and Education in The Valley.” Washington, DC, August 19, 2014.

3. Municipal Association of Georgia: “Town and Gown Engagement,” (with Mayor Barbara Williams of the City of Fort Valley), Savannah, GA, June 24, 2014.

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4. Roosevelt Public Library Grand Opening. “Libraries and Free Speech.” Keynote. Roosevelt, Long Island, October 26, 2012.

5. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies of The National Defense University. “Some Dynamics of The Collaboration Imperative.” Washington, DC, July 20, 2012

6. National Defense University’s 15th Annual Western Hemisphere Strategy Conference. “The Collaboration Imperative in the Caribbean Security Arena.” Washington, DC, May 21, 2012.

7. Inter American Drug Abuse Control Commission, Organization American States, 51st Regular Session. “Geonarcotics of the Contemporary Caribbean: Content, Consequences, Countermeasures,” Washington, DC, May 9, 2012

8. York College Male Initiative Town Hall Meeting on Violence in America. “The Trayvon Martin Saga as a Teachable Moment.” Jamaica, New York, April 4, 2012.

9. York College-Medgar Evers College Male Initiative Conference on The Crisis of the Black Male. “The Black Male in America: Some Contending Dynamics.” Jamaica, New York, March 28, 2012.

10. United States Southern Command Headquarters. “The Strategic Culture of the Republic of Guyana.” Miami, FL, December 5, 2011.

11. GT Progressive Caucus Symposium. “National Security and the Pursuit of Political Power in Guyana.” South Orange, NJ, December 3, 2011.

12. Florida International University 13th Annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture. “Drugs and Crime as Problems without Passports in the Caribbean: How Secure is Security, and How Sovereign in Sovereignty,” Miami, Florida, October 28, 2011.

13. York College Africana Studies Colloquium. “Suriname: Political Acumen and Geopolitical Anxiety.” New York, March 9, 2011.

14. Florida International University Applied Research Center-United States Southern Command Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011 and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities for the United States. “Caribbean Security: Challenges, Countermeasures, and Caveats.” Miami, Fl, Nov. 19, 2010.

15. York College Undergraduate Research Program Research Conversations Series. Inaugural Lecture. “Punishment and Crime in the Caribbean.” New York. November 16, 2010.

16. GT Progressive Caucus Colloquium on the Future of Guyana. “Guyana: Sovereignty Under Siege.” Keynote Speech. Brooklyn, NY, September 4, 2010.

17. Historic St. George’s Episcopal Church. “Thoughts on Fatherhood: Two Ps and a Poem.” Keynote at 2010 Father’s Day Celebration. Hempstead, New York, June 20, 2010.

18. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. “Caribbean-US Geopolitical Dynamics in the Age of Obama.” Distinguished Lecture, Washington, DC, April 19, 2010.

19. One Hundred Black Men of Long Island March 2010 Monthly Meeting. “Mentoring in the Age of Obama.” Hempstead, NY, March 10, 2010.

20. Medgar Evers College Conference on Caribbean Male Empowerment. “Get Up, Stand Up and then What.” Keynote. New York, November 18, 2009.

21. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Caribbean Policymaking Conference. “Strategic Engagement in the Caribbean Security Landscape.” Keynote. Miami, FL, May 21, 2009.

22. Institute for National Strategic Studies Conference on the Caribbean Basin. “Has the Psychology of Relations within the Community Changed?” Washington, DC., Aug 5-6, 2009.

23. 2009 Western Hemisphere Security Colloquium (sponsored by the Army War College, Florida International University, US Southcom, and National Defense University). “Globalization and Engagement Imperative.” Keynote. Miami, FL March 10-11, 2009.

24. United States Military Academy at West Point. “Caribbean Security in the Post-9/11 World.” West Point, New York, December 12, 2008.

25. Organization of American States Inaugural Peace Forum. “Dynamics of Peace and Security in the Americas.” Washington, DC., September 22-23, 2008.

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26. 32nd Annual Caribbean and Central American Action Business Conference. “Challenge and Change in United States-Caribbean Relations.” Miami, Florida, December 1-3, 2008.

27. Institute for National Strategic Studies Conference on Strategic Cooperation among Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the United States. “Merida’s Strategic Engagement.” Washington, DC, June 27-28, 2008.

28. Coalition for Community Well-Being 9th Annual Conference on Racial Disparities in Health. “Drugs and Criminal Justice.” Nassau County, June 7, 2008.

29. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. “Geopolitical Dynamics of the Caribbean.” Washington, DC., May 6, 2008.

30. Trinidad and Tobago New York Consulate’s 2007 Emancipation Observances. “Emancipation Realities.” Keynote Address. New York, New York, July 27, 2007.

31. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies-U.S. Army War College-U.S. Southern Command-Florida International University Applied Research Center 2007 Western Hemisphere Security Colloquium. “Strategy and Security in the Caribbean: Pondering the National Defense-Public Security Nexus.” Miami, Fl, May 4, 2007.

32. US Army War College 18th Annual Global Strategy Conference. “The Security Landscape in the Caribbean: Problems without Passports.” Carlisle Barracks, PA, March 29, 2007.

33. Asbury United Methodist Church 2007 Black History Month Lectures. “Connections beyond Oceans and Seas: Contributions of Caribbean Blacks to Cultural Development in the United States. “ Christiansburg, VA, February 18, 2007.

34. United States Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research. “Caribbean Security: Challenges and Opportunities.” Arlington, VA, October 3, 2006.

35. Inter-American Dialogue. “The Guyana Elections of 2006: Challenge and Change.” Washington, DC, October 4, 2006.

36. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “Geopolitical Links between the United States and the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, July 12, 2006.

37. Joint Military Intelligence College Conference on Hemispheric Intelligence Challenges. “Problems without Passports in the Caribbean Arena: Intelligence for Intelligence.” Washington, DC, June 20, 2006.

38. United States Southern Command Conference for U.S. Ambassadors to the Caribbean. “Security and Crime in the Caribbean: A Reality Check.” Miami, Florida, June 14, 2006

39. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “The Security Scenario in the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, May 10, 2006.

40. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “Geopolitical Links between the United States and the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, April 19, 2006.

41. Florida Memorial University’s Honors Awards Banquet. Keynote Address: ‘Exodus to Excellence. Miami, Florida, April 13, 2006.

42. Guest Lecture in Prof. Astrid Ellie’s International Relations of the Caribbean Class: “Drugs and Security in the Caribbean.” University Park, Miami, FL, March 6, 2006.

43. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “Security Dynamics of United States Relations with the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, March 1, 2006.

44. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies. "The Caribbean Strategic Environment: Coping with Problems without Passports." Washington, DC. February 23, 2006.

45. Guest Lecture in Dr. Irma de Alonso’s Explorations in Research Honors Seminar: “Political Science as a Research Enterprise.” University Park, Miami, FL, February 21, 2006.

46. Miami Dade College-Homestead. “Contributions of the African-Caribbean Diaspora to American Culture.” Keynote speech for Black History Month Kickoff Celebrations. Homestead, Florida, February 1, 2006.

47. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “Security Dynamics of United States Relations with the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, January 25, 2006.

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48. Florida International University Center for Labor Research and Studies. “Research and Publishing Journeys: Are we there Yet?” Miami, FL, November 13, 2005.

49. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “United States Security Relations with the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, October 19, 2005.

50. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “United States-Caribbean Geopolitical Relations.” Dayton, Ohio, August 17, 2005.

51. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “United States Security Relations with the Caribbean.” Dayton, Ohio, July 13, 2005.

52. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “The Caribbean Geopolitical Scene.” Dayton, Ohio, May 17, 2005.

53. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “The United States-Caribbean Security Relationship.” Dayton, Ohio, April 26, 2005.

54. Phi Beta Delta Spring 2005 Lecture. "The Challenge of Change in Our Global Village." Inaugural Lecture, International Scholars Lectures. FIU University Park, April 20, 2005.

55. FIU International Relations Club TIESWEB Transatlantic Citizen Marathon. “Challenges and Opportunities in European-United States Relations. FIU University Park, April 15, 2005.

56. United States Army War College-United States Southern Command-FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center Conference Strategic Opportunities: Charting New Approaches to Defense and Security Challenges in the Western Hemisphere. “Charting a New Approach to Security Assessment in the Americas.” Miami, Florida, March 10, 2005.

57. Guest Lecture in Dr. Irma de Alonso’s Explorations in Research Honors Seminar: “Political Science as a Social Science Research Domain.” University Park, Miami, FL, March 8, 2005.

58. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “The United States-Caribbean Geopolitical Scene.” Dayton, Ohio, March 2, 2005.

59. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “United States-Caribbean Security Relationships.” Dayton, Ohio, January 26, 2005.

60. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies. “Mr. President, The Caribbean is Still a Strategic Zone of Engagement.” Washington, DC. November 16, 2004.

61. Miami Dade College Honors College Fall 2004 Colloquium. “Dynamics of Terrorism and National Security in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL October 21, 2004.

62. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “United States-Caribbean Security Relationships.” Dayton, Ohio, October 20, 2004.

63. United States Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. “Caribbean Geopolitical Dynamics.” Dayton, Ohio, August 18, 2004.

64. Florida Memorial College First Annual Honors Awards Banquet. Keynote Speaker: “Pursing Excellence in Honors.” Miami, Florida, April 23, 2004.

65. OAS Summit of the Americas Conference on The Special January 2004 Summit of the America: Expectations and Outlook. “Small but not Insignificant: Critical Issues for the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, December 12, 2003.

66. United States Southern Command Caribbean Maritime Law Conference. “Illegal Arms Trafficking and Vulnerability in the Caribbean.” Key West, Florida, January 14, 2003.

67. University of Maryland Center for International and Security Studies Conference on Organized Crime and the Corruption of State Institutions. “Vulnerability and Corruption in the Caribbean.” College Park, Maryland, November 18, 2002.

68. Inter-American Development Bank-Organization of American States Conference on Security and Development in the Americas. “Probing the Definition and Scope of Security in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, September 20, 2002.

69. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. “Security Challenges in the Contemporary Caribbean.” Columbus, Georgia, September 19, 2002.

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70. University of Central Florida Fulbright Scholars Group. “United States-Caribbean Relations in the Age of Interdependence” and “The Contemporary Caribbean: Coping with Challenges.” Orlando, Florida, June 14, 2002.

71. FIU Exile and Identity Symposium. “Exiles, Identity, and Diasporic Citizenship.” FIU University Park, April 15, 2002.

72. United States National Achievers Society Induction. Keynote Speech: “Staying Engaged for Excellence.” FIU Biscayne Bay, March 23, 2002.

73. Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association Charter Installation Ceremony. Keynote Speech: “Recruitment, Enlargement, and Development: Extending College Education Beyond the Classroom.” FIU University Park, March 30, 2002.

74. World Politics Class by Professors Mark Rosenberg and John Stack. Guest lecture: “Interdependence and Transnational Organized Crime: Some Dynamics.” FIU University Park, February 15, 2002.

75. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Stanley Foundation Policy Forum on Securing the Third Border: Cuba, the Caribbean and US Foreign Policy Options. “Impact of the September 11, 2001 Terrorism Attack on U.S. Security Interests in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC. November 1, 2001.

76. Inter-American Defense College. “Dealing with Transnational Organized Crime: A Caribbean Law Enforcement Perspective.” Washington, DC. November 1, 2001.

77. U.S. Department of State Roundtable on Civil-Military Relations in Latin America. “Civil-Military Relations in Latin America: Context and Challenges.” Rosslyn, VA. Sept. 26, 2001.

78. Institute for National Strategic Studies. “Terrorism: Context and Challenges.” Washington, DC. September 25, 2001.

79. Caribbean Bar Association of Florida. “Terrorism and the Challenges of Diasporic Citizenship.” Keynote Speech at 5th Annual Scholarship Banquet. Miami, Sept. 22, 2001.

80. FIU Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies Roundtable on The Terrorist Attack on America. “Terrorism in International Context.” University park, September 19, 2001.

81. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies. “United States Defense Strategy in the Caribbean: New Challenges and Opportunities.” Washington, DC, June 28-29, 2001.

82. United States Coast Guard Maritime Intelligence Center. “The Caribbean Security Landscape: An Early 2001 Assessment.” Miami, FL, March 7, 2001.

83. United States Agency for International Development. “Small is not Simple: The Dynamics of Power and Policy in Jamaica.” Washington, DC, March 2, 2001.

84. FIU Summit of the Americas Center Conference for Canadian Journalists. “The Third Western Hemisphere Summit: A Reality Check on Narcotics and Corruption.” University Park, Miami, FL, March 1, 2001.

85. Professor Bill Walker’s Course on International Drug Control. “International Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean.” University Park, Miami, FL, November 22, 2000.

86. University of Miami’s North South Center Inter-American Policy Group. “Future Issues in United States Relations with Latin America and the Caribbean: A Caribbean Perspective.” Washington, DC, October 26, 2000.

87. Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Caribbean Luncheon. “Media Portrayal of the Contemporary Caribbean.” Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 23, 2000.

88. Georgetown University’s Caribbean Study Group. “Money Laundering in the Caribbean: Some Social Implications.” Washington, DC, October 19, 2000.

89. United States Department of States Conference on Territorial Disputes in Central America and the Caribbean. “Territorial Disputes in the Caribbean Basin: Some Intermestic Implications.” Arlington, Virginia, October 10, 2000.

90. United States Department of Defense Study Group on Reforming Inter-American Security Institutions. Moderator of Working Group. Washington, DC, September 11, 2000.

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91. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies Defense Review Reporting Workshop. “The Caribbean in U.S. Defense Strategy: The Challenge of Choice and Change.” Washington, DC, September 7-9, 2000.

92. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies Defense Review Planning Workshop. “The Caribbean in United States Defense Strategy: A Proposal.” Wash, DC, July 13, 2000.

93. United States Institute for National Strategic Studies Colleagues of the Americas Roundtable. “Crime, Criminal Justice, and United States Interests in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, June 16, 2000.

94. Inter-American Defense College. “Politics and Security in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, February 22, 2000.

95. Ninth Annual Florida Civil Rights Conference. “Affirmative Action: Value Beyond Minorities.” Miami, FL, November 10, 1999.

96. Inter-American Defense College. “U.S. Anti-Narcotics Policy Towards Latin America: A Reality Check.” Washington, DC, Nov 8, 1999.

97. National Defense University--Inter-American Defense College Amistad Program. “Caribbean Geonarcotics.” Washington, DC, November 8, 1999.

98. University of the West Indies Guild of Graduates Florida Chapter Symposium on Improving Caribbean Male/Female Relationships. “Caribbean Male Role Adaptation in the Diaspora.” Broward, FL, October 2, 1999.

99. National Defense University’s Colleagues of the Americas June Round Table. “Caribbean Security: A Reality Check.” Washington. DC, June 11, 1999.

100. National Association of Black Journalists Region IV Convention. “The Drama of Drugs in the Caribbean.” Miami Beach, April 23, 1999.

101. Caribbean Transportation Intelligence Working Group. “Caribbean Geonarcotics.” Miramar, FL, August 19, 1999.

102. Gettysburg College Spring 1999 Latin American Studies Colloquium. “U.S. Anti-Drug Policy Towards Latin America in the 1990s.” Gettysburg, PA, April 21, 1999.

103. Gettysburg College. “The Caribbean Drug Challenge.” Gettysburg, PA, April 21, 1999. Organization of American States Conference on Hemispheric Security. “Caribbean Security: Past Decade, Challenges Ahead.” Washington, DC, April 19, 1999.

104. Wayne State University Conference on Caribbean Perspectives on Labor and Politics: The Legacies of Cheddie Jagan and Michael Manley. “Drugs and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean: The Local-Global Nexus.” Detroit, Michigan, April 17, 1998

105. Inter-American Defense College. “The Contemporary Caribbean: Context and Challenges.” Washington, DC, January 29, 1999.

106. U.S. Department of State Conference on Eastern Caribbean Security. “Continuity and Change in Caribbean Security.” Washington, DC, January 22, 1999.

107. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “US Foreign Policy towards Latin America.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, November 16, 1998.

108. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “Human Rights in Latin America.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, November 16, 1998.

109. Guyana Association of Georgia Seventh Annual Awards Banquet. Keynote Address. “Challenges to Diasporic Citizenship.” Atlanta, GA, October 31, 1998.

110. White House-sponsored Conference on Caribbean Regional Drug Control. “The Caribbean Drug Control Challenge.” Miami, Fl, October 14-16, 1998.

111. African-New World Program Works in Progress Lecture Series. Inaugural Lecture. “The Drama of Drugs in the Caribbean.” Biscayne Bay Campus, FIU, September 17, 1998.

112. Inter-American Dialogue Conference on The Future of Inter-American Relations. “Transnational Crime in the Americas: Avoiding False Expectations and Fatalism in Twenty-first Century Inter-American Relations.” Cambridge, MA, Sept 6, 1998.

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113. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. “Multinational Security Cooperation in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC. July 8, 1998.

114. University of Miami School of Law Sponsored Third Latin American Legal Critical Scholars Conference. “The Implications of Drugs for Democratic Governance in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, May 9, 1998.

115. Leadership Florida. “Drug Trafficking in the Western Hemisphere: Implications for Florida.” Miami, Fl, May 14, 1998.

116. Inter-American Defense College. “Contemporary Socio-Political Scenario in the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, March 26, 1998.

117. Inter-American Dialogue Conference on The Inter-American Agenda for the New Millennium. “Transnational Crime in the Americas.” Washington, DC, March 19, 1998.

118. Betty Friedan Lectures, II. “Nurturing Family Values: US-Caribbean Context.” FIU University Park, February 25, 1998.

119. Spring 1998 Honors College Class. “Politics and Drugs in the Caribbean.” FIU University Park, February 25, 1998.

120. Miami Security Roundtable. “The 1997 Security Landscape in the Americas.” Miami, Fl, January 21, 1998.

121. United States Coast Guard District Seven Officers Association. “Drugs and Security in the Caribbean.” Luncheon Guest Speaker. Miami, Fl, November 20, 1997.

122. University of Maryland, College Park. “The Drama of Drugs in the Caribbean.” College Park, Maryland, November 7, 1997.

123. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. “Drugs and International Criminal Justice.” Illinois, October 31, 1997.

124. University of Miami’s North-South Center Special Launching of Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege. “The Pleasures and Pains of Researching Drugs and Security in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, September 24, 1997.

125. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. “Regional Approaches to Defense Education for Civilians.” Washington, DC, September 18, 1997.

126. Prof Charles MacDonald’s class on the International Relations of Drug Trafficking. “The Global Dynamics of Drugs.” FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, North Miami, June 11, 1997.

127. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “Human Rights in Latin America.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, July 23, 1997.

128. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “The Contemporary Caribbean: Context and Challenges.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, July 23, 1997.

129. Georgetown University Conference on Divergent International Perspectives on the Caribbean. “The Caribbean Security Landscape: A Reality Check.” Washington, DC, June 18, 1997.

130. FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center Forum on The Life and Times of Cheddie Jagan and Michael Manley “Cheddie Jagan: The Passing of an Era.” FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, North Miami, May 20,1997.

131. City University of New York Graduate School Political Science Seminar Series. “The Narcotics Dilemma in the Caribbean.” May Guest Speaker. New York, May 16, 1997.

132. United States Southern Command-National Defense University 1997 Western Hemisphere Strategy Conference. “Security Challenges without Borders.” Miami, Fl, April 14-16, 1997.

133. United States Coast Guard Special Briefing for Visiting European Union Coast Guard Officers. “A Strategic Approach to Maritime Command and Control.” Miami, April 10, 1997

134. Center for Hispanic and Caribbean Legal Studies, University of Miami School of Law. “The Politics of Race and Regional Integration in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, March 5, 1997.

135. Council on Foreign Relations St. Louis Committee. “Three Realities of Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean.” February Dinner Speaker. St. Louis, Missouri, February 14, 1997.

136. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. “Drugs in the Caribbean in Historical Context.” Illinois, February 24, 1997.

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137. Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. “Narco-corruption in the Americas.” Illinois, February 24, 1997.

138. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. “Peace and Security in the Caribbean: An Agenda for 1997.” Washington DC, January 16, 1997.

139. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “Human Rights in Latin America: A Comparative Perspective.” Ft Hurlburt Field, FL, Dec 4, 1996.

140. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “The Caribbean: Portrait and Challenges.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, December 4, 1996.

141. FIU Lunchtime Faculty Symposium. “Drugs in the Caribbean: Trafficking, Crime, and Corruption.” FIU University Park, Miami, Fl, November 21, 1996.

142. United States Air Force Special Operations Command. “Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean.” Fort Hurlburt Field, FL, October 24, 1996.

143. OAS Special Conference on the Security Problems of Caribbean Island States. “Four Realities of Caribbean Security.” Washington, DC, October 17-18, 1996.

144. Inter-American Defense College Conference on International Terrorism and Organized Crime. “Options for Multinational Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism and Crime.” Washington, DC, September 24, 1996.

145. Briefing Session for Gen. Wesley Clarke, Commander in Chief, US Southern Command. “Critical Security Concerns in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, September 19, 1996.

146. FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center ACC Seminar on US Counter-drug and Nation Building Strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Counter-narcotics and Nation Building in the Caribbean.” FIU University Park, Miami, Fl, September 13, 1996.

147. Briefing Session for Maj. Gen. John Thompson, (New) President, Inter- American Defense College & Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board. “The Security Landscape of the Caribbean.” Washington, DC, July 10, 1996.

148. American University Conference on Civil-Military Relations. "Civil-Military Relations: The Institutional and Societal Contexts." Washington, DC, May 1995.

149. Guyana Association of Florida. “Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drugs in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, May 5, 1996.

150. Fourteenth Annual FIU-Miami Herald Journalists and Editors Workshop. “Intervention and the Democracy Disconnect in the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, May 3, 1996.

151. National Defense University Symposium for new SOUTHCOM Commanding Officers. “Security Challenges in the Contemporary Caribbean.” Washington DC, May 2, 1996.

152. Florida Caribbean Institute Seminar for Dade Country Teachers. “A Miami Context of Race and Culture in the Caribbean.” Miami, Fl, April 1995.

153. U.S. Southern Command Conference on Latin American Security. "Security Challenges in the Caribbean Basin." Miami, Fl, April 1996.

154. Harvard Center for International Affairs Conference on International Security in the Greater Caribbean. "The Geography of Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean." Cambridge, MA, October 1995.

155. Inter-American Dialogue Conference on Hemispheric Peace, Security, and Democracy. "Security Collaboration and Confidence-Building in the Americas." Washington, DC. September 1995.

156. American University Conference on Civil-Military Relations. "Civil-Military Relations: Institutional and Societal Contexts." Washington, DC, May 1995.

157. United States Atlantic Command Conference on Cooperative Security in the Caribbean. "Regional Security in the Caribbean: The Cooperation Logic and Some Challenges." Miami, Fl, April 1995.

158. National War College Conference on Security in the Post-Summit Americas. "Ending Old Conflicts, Confronting New Ones." Washington, DC, March 1995.

159. Guyana Association of Florida. “Caribbean Drug Dilemma.” Miami, Fl, February 1995.

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160. African-New World Studies Program Symposium. “African-American--Caribbean Relations: Facing Some Challenges.” Biscayne Bay Campus, North Miami, November 1994.

161. Caribbean Business Network 1994 Conference. "Tourism, Security, and National Image." Miami, FL, October 1994.

162. International Perspectives on Crime, Drugs, and Public Order. “Some Security Implications of International Narcotics Operations.” New York, June 1994.

163. Current Issues in Caribbean Politics and Policy. “Caribbean Societal Problems of the 1990s: Migration, Drugs, and the Environment.” New York, December 1992.

164. United Methodist World Affairs Symposium. "U.S. Challenges in the United Nations." New York, November 1987.

165. Hunter College Symposium on Revolutionary Change in Africa. "Preparing for Revolution." New York, November 1985.

166. John Jay College Symposium on Caribbean Politics. "U.S. Foreign Policy in the Caribbean: The Security Dimension." New York, April 1985.

Invited Scholarly Lectures and Speeches: International 1. Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana. “President Trump’s Foreign

Policy and the Caribbean: Changes, Challenges, Opportunities.” Georgetown, Guyana, February 22, 2017.

2. Guyana Medical Society. “The Value of Values in the Delivery of Medical Education in our Civic Society.” Georgetown, Guyana, November 20, 2016.

3. The Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE). “Society as a Critical Stakeholder in Building and Sustaining a Culture of Quality Assurance.” October 5, 2016.

4. Foreign Service Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guyana. “Dynamics of the Security Landscape of the Caribbean.” Georgetown, Guyana, July 22, 2016.

5. Moray House Trust. “Regime Change and Expectations Management: Crime and Other Quotidian Security Challenges Facing Guyana.” Georgetown, Guyana, July 15, 2015.

6. Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean, The University of the West Indies: “Critical Analysis of Caribbean Regional Security: Strategic Overview of the Caribbean Security Environment.” Port of Spain, Trinidad, May 21, 2015.

7. Trinidad and Tobago Police Service First Academic Conference on Crime and Law Enforcement: “Crime and Some Civilizational Consequences in the Caribbean,” Port of Spain, Trinidad; December 7-9, 2014.

8. Caricom IMPACS Special Lecture: “Dynamics of Geopolitics and Geonarcotics in Contemporary United States-Caribbean Relations,” Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 23, 2014.

9. United States Department of State Public Diplomacy Program, Speaking Tour in Guyana: President; Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, and Agriculture; Parliament; Caricom Secretariat; Guyana Defense Force and Guyana Police Force Joint Command; United States Ambassador to Guyana; January 19-22, 2014.

10. Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies. Special Lecture: “The Collaboration Imperative in Caribbean Security Management,” Port of Spain, Trinidad, November 21, 2014.

11. University of Guyana 50 Anniversary Graduation Convocation. Keynote: “Dreaming and Doing in the Context of a Maturation Milestone: Some Imperatives for the Next Leg of the University of Guyana’s Development Journey,” November 16, 2013; available at

12. Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of Puerto Rico. Conferencias Caribeňas 13 Lecture: “Dynamics of Geopolitics and Geonarcotics in Contemporary United States-Caribbean Relations,” San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 14, 2013.

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13. United States Southern Command Operation Tradewinds; “Dynamics of Security Engagement in the Americas.” Bridgetown, Barbados, June 20-22, 2012.

14. Bahamas Defense Force High Command and Bahamas Police Force High Command Combined Guest Lecture: “Some Dynamics of Interdependence: US, Venezuelan, and Chinese Engagement in the Caribbean.” Nassau, Bahamas, August 15, 2011.

15. College of the Bahamas 2011 Faculty Seminar: “Some Contemporary Governance Dynamics in Higher Education.” Nassau, Bahamas, August 15, 2011.

16. Caribbean Junior Command and Staff College 2010-2011 Capstone Lecture. “Interdependence, Individuals, and Interests: Some Dynamics of US, Venezuelan, and Chinese Engagement in the Caribbean.” St. Ann’s Jamaica, May 20, 2011.

17. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies/National Defense University International Conference on the Caribbean. Keynote Address. “Caribbean Security: Clear and Present Dangers.” Bridgetown, Barbados, May 12, 2011

18. Carl Ebert Stiftung Foundation First Meeting of the Working Group on Caribbean Regional Security. ”Regional Security, Governance, and Failed States in the Caribbean.” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 2, 2010.

19. Carl Ebert Stiftung Foundation Conference on Organized Crime in the Caribbean: Best Practices and Possible Reforms. “Some Dynamics of Prison Reform in the Caribbean.” Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 31-September 1, 2010.

20. RESDAL Conference in Preparation for the 9th Defense Ministerial. “Letter to the Ministers of Defense of the Americas.” La Paz, Bolivia, May 10-11, 2010.

21. University of Guyana Installation of the Eighth Chancellor. “Things that Count and that Can be Counted.” Turkeyen Campus, December 3, 2009.

22. East West Institute (Belgium)-United Nations Development Program Conference on Preventative Security in Central America and the Caribbean. “The Caribbean and Central America: Some Comparative Security Dynamics.” Colon, Panama, November 16-19, 2009.

23. Carl Ebert Stiftung Foundation Conference on Organized Crime and Drug and Human Trafficking in the Caribbean. “Caribbean Security Cooperation: Challenges and Opportunities.” Keynote, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September 3-4, 2009.

24. 13th Annual New York Carib News Business Conference. “The Caribbean Security Landscape in the Context of Building Alliances.” St. Maarten, November 6-9, 2008.

25. Canada-Caribbean Ideas Forum II. “The Caribbean Security Arena: Some Threats and Challenges.” Background Paper. Mona, Jamaica, June 23-24, 2008.

26. Canadian Ministry of Defense Consultation in Preparation for the Meeting of Hemispheric Defense Ministers. “Dynamics of Regional Security Engagement in the Caribbean.” Lead Paper. Bridgetown, Barbados, March 6-7, 2008.

27. United States Southern Command’s Second Regional Intelligence Conference. “Some Dynamics of Caribbean Geopolitical Integration.” Major Address. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, December 18-20, 2007.

28. University of the West Indies, Jamaica. “A Research Agenda in the Changing Realities of Caribbean Security.” Keynote Address at the Opening of the Center for National Security and Strategic Studies. Kingston, Jamaica, May 31, 2007.

29. Caribbean Nations Security Conference. “Context and Considerations for the Review of the Security Components of the Cricket World Cup 2007 Security Plan.” St. John’s Antigua, May 23, 2007.

30. Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police 21st Annual Conference. “Security and Crime in the Caribbean: Some Local-Global Linkages.” Aruba, May 29, 2006.

31. Netherlands Ministry of Justice Conference on Smuggling Havens in the Caribbean. “Drug Criminality and State Security in the Caribbean.” Amsterdam, Holland, May 17, 2006.

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32. Inter American Development Bank/Caribbean Development Bank Civil Society Dialogue on National Development. “The Caribbean Security Scenario: Challenges and Opportunities.” Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 24, 2006.

33. British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Caribbean Security Sector Management Training Program. Series of lectures on “Crime, Terrorism, and Security in the Caribbean.” Kingston, Jamaica, October 16-18, 2005.

34. British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Wilton Park Conference on Caribbean Security. “The Impact of Drug Trafficking on Internal Security in the Caribbean.” Sussex, United Kingdom, September 24, 2005.

35. Organization of American States Inter-American Committee on Counter Terrorism. “Transnational Crime and Terrorism in the Caribbean.” Tobago, July 12, 2005.

36. United States Southern Command Conference on Counter Terrorism Interoperability in the Caribbean. “Security Planning for World Cup Cricket 2007: Understanding Threats and Vulnerabilities.” Bridgetown, Barbados, April 18, 2005.

37. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Advanced Policy Seminar. “The Caribbean Security Environment.” Nassau, the Bahamas, February 23, 2005.

38. British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Caribbean Security Sector Management Training Program. Three-part lecture series on “Crime, Terrorism, and Security in the Caribbean.” Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 17-19, 2005.

39. Barbados Ministry of Tourism and International Transport Safety and Security Symposium. “Caribbean Security in the Context of the Changing Global Environment.” Bridgetown, Barbados, August 20, 2004.

40. Regional Security System Operations Officers’ Conference. Keynote Speaker: “The Caribbean Security Landscape.” Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 27, 2004.

41. Royal Institute of International Affairs. “Caribbean Regional Security: A Reality Check.” London, UK, July 6, 2004.

42. Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform’s Latin America/Caribbean Security Networks Symposium. “Drugs, Arms, and Security in the Caribbean.” Kingston, Jamaica April 20-21, 2004.

43. Barbados Defense Force Officer Corps. “Caribbean Security at the Dawn of the 21st Century.” Bridgetown, Barbados, November 14, 2003.

44. 2003 United States-Caribbean Coast Guard Commanders Conference. Keynote Speech: “Caribbean Security at the Dawn of the 21st Century.” Castries, St. Lucia. March 19, 2003.

45. University of the West Indies (Mona) Annual Media Luncheon. Keynote Speech: “Changing Security Dynamics in the Caribbean.” Kingston, Jamaica, January 29, 2003.

46. Stanley Foundation-Instituto Superior de Relaciones Superiores Scholarly Consultation on Cuba and the United States in the World: U.S. and Latin America at the Dawn of the Century. “Hemispheric Security: A Reality Check.” Havana, Cuba, February 21-23, 2002.

47. Caribbean Conference of Churches-United Nations Drug Control Program Drug Training Program. “Drugs in the Caribbean: You are Involved.” Keynote Address. Port of Spain, Trinidad, September 3, 2001.

48. British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. “Drugs in the Caribbean: A Political Reality Check.” London, England, June 25-26, 2001.

49. Institute of Development Studies, Utrecht University. “Problems without Passports: Some Political Economy Considerations of Drugs in the Caribbean.” Utrecht, The Netherlands, June 14-15, 2001.

50. United Nations International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty. “Some Sovereignty Implications of Multilateral Intervention.” Santiago, Chile, May 4, 2001.

51. Georgetown University-United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders Expert Group on Public Security in the Americas. “Security in the Caribbean: State Sovereignty or Public Order?” San José, Costa Rica, Jan. 8-9, 2001.

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52. Bahamas Police Force Training College. “Coping with Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean.” Nassau, Bahamas, December 16, 2000.

53. All Soul’s College, Oxford University Conference on International Organized Crime in the Global Century. “Transnational Crime in North America: Contending with Challenges, Coping with Change.” Oxford, England, July 5-6, 2000.

54. Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police 15th Annual General Meeting. “Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean: A Reality Check.” Feature Address. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, May 17, 2000.

55. Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force. “Multilateral Security Cooperation in the Caribbean.” Address to the Office Corps. Tetron Naval Base, Trinidad, May 5, 2000.

56. (United States) Council on Foreign Relations Workshop on Adapting Border Controls to Support Caribbean Trade and Development. Moderator of Working Group. Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 4-5, 2000.

57. United States Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies-SOUTHCOM Conference on National Security Policy. “Designing a National Security Strategy: The Next Steps.” Georgetown, Guyana, April 28, 2000.

58. U.S. Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies-SOUTHCOM Conference on National Security Policy. “Caribbean Security: A Situation Assessment.” Georgetown, Guyana, April 26, 2000.

59. University of the West Indies (Mona) Special Launching of Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Sovereignty Under Siege. “The Drama of Drugs in the Caribbean.” Kingston, Jamaica, November 11, 1998.

60. The 1999 United States-Caribbean Coast Guard Commanders Conference. Keynote Address: “Multilateral Security in the Caribbean.” Antigua, March 3, 1999.

61. George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. “The International Dynamics of Drugs and Security.” Three-part lecture series. Garmisch, Germany. August 26-29, 1998.

62. European Union-Rio Group Conference on European-Latin American Security. “Drugs, Money, and Security in the Americas.” Santa Cruz, Bolivia, December 8-11, 1997.

63. OAS-United Nations Development Program Conference on Governance, Democracy, and Civil Society in the Caribbean. “The Role of International Cooperation in Building Democracy and Civil Society in the Caribbean.” Barbados, September 9-10, 1997.

64. 1997 Caribbean Island Nations Security Conference. “Fighting Drugs in the Caribbean: Some New Strategies for Consideration.” Port of Spain, Trinidad. March 18, 1997.

65. Second European Union-Rio Group Dialogue on Security. “Three Realities of Narco-trafficking in the Caribbean.” Quito, Ecuador, November 26, 1996.

66. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars-Regional Security System Conference on A New Security Agenda in the Caribbean. “Drug Trafficking and the Emerging National Security Agenda in the Caribbean.” Barbados, October 21-22, 1996.

67. Argentine Council on International Relations Conference on Mercosur and the Caribbean. “Caribbean Geopolitics: New Dynamics, Same Old Dilemma.” Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 5, 1996.

68. Thirteenth Annual Ottawa Verification Symposium. "Challenges to Security Confidence-Building in the Americas." Ottawa, Canada, March 1996.

69. European Union-Rio Group Conference on Latin American Confidence Building. "Challenges to Security Confidence-Building in the Western Hemisphere.” Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 1995.

70. FLACSO-Chile Conference on Western Hemisphere Confidence -Building. "The Caribbean in a New Strategic Environment." Mexico City, Mexico, August 1995.

71. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Conference on New Challenges to National Security in the Caribbean. “Emerging Security Challenges in the Caribbean." Kingston, Jamaica, March 1995.

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72. United States Department of State-University of the West Indies Conference on Narco-trafficking and the Security of Caribbean States. "Drugs and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean." Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 1995.

73. Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force Officer Corps. Luncheon Guest Speaker. “Changing Security Agenda in the Caribbean.” Chaguaramas, Trinidad, July 5, 1994.

74. Aruba National Library. “Drugs and the Challenge to Public Policy in the Caribbean.” Oranjestad, Aruba, June 1994.

75. Meeting of OAS Experts on Security Confidence Building. “Statement on the Security Realities Facing the Small States in the Hemisphere.” Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 1994.

76. Royal Military College of Canada. "Canada-Caribbean Relations." Kingston, Canada, September 1993.

77. Queens University. “Security and Development.” Kingston, Canada, September 1993. 78. Queens University. “Post-Cold War Security Challenges in the Caribbean.” Kingston,

Canada, September 1993. 79. Central American and Caribbean Security Issues for the Future. “Caribbean Security: An

Agenda for the Twenty First Century.” Montreal, Canada, May 1993. 80. Writers and Social Action. "The Journalist and Social Action in the English-speaking

Caribbean." Havana, Cuba, May-June 1981. 81. University of Dubrovnik Conference on The State of International Education. "Current

Problems in Higher Education in Developing Countries, with Reference to Guyana." Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, August-September 1979.

82. Non-Aligned Movement Conference on Non-Alignment and Youth. “Cold War Politics in the Caribbean.” Valletta, Malta, January 1979.

Papers and Presentations at Professional Meetings 1. American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Winter Academic Affairs

Meeting, “Formalized Curiosity as an Approach to Enhancing Student Success at York College.” San Francisco, CA, July 28, 2012.

2. Council on Undergraduate Research 11th National Conference. (With John Kneski), “Building an Undergraduate Research Program from the Ground Up,” Greencastle, IA, June 24-27, 2006.

3. Caribbean Studies Association 29th Annual Conference. Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 31-June, 5, 2004.

a. Roundtable Chair and presenter: “Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror.” b. Roundtable Chair and presenter: “Socio-Economic Challenges and Opportunities

in the Caribbean.” 4. FIU Conference on Cuba’s Democratic Transition. Discussant of Damián Fernández, “The

Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The Normalization of Cuba’s Civil Society in Post-Transition.” University Park, Miami, May 24, 2004.

5. FIU-Florida Memorial College-Miami Dade College Conference on The State of Black Studies. "Local-Global Intersections in Illegal Arms Trafficking: Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Connections." FIU Covens Center, North Miami, May 6, 2004.

6. FIU-U.S. Army War College-U.S. Southern Command Conference on Hemispheric Strategic Objectives for the Next Decade. Chair of Panel “Strategic Visions for the Americas: Brazil, Mexico, and the Caribbean.” Miami, FL, March 17-19, 2004.

7. National Collegiate Honors Council 38th Annual Conference. Chicago, October 5-9, 2003 a. Co-moderator of Beginning in Honors session b. Member of Developing in Honors Panel. “Two Hats, One Head: Balancing

Academic and Administrative Engagement as Dean.”

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8. Caribbean Studies Association 28th Annual Conference. Belmopan, Belize, May 26-31, 2003. Chair and presenter; Roundtable: “Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror.”

9. North-South Center-U.S. Army War College-U.S. Southern Command Conference on Building Regional Security in the Western Hemisphere. Paper: “The Caribbean Security Scenario at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Continuity, Change, and Challenge.” Miami, FL, March 2-4, 2003.

10. Florida International University-University of the West Indies-Jamaica Defense Force Conference on Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror. Paper: “Probing Security Challenge and Change in the Caribbean.” Kingston, Jamaica, January 31, 2003.

11. University of the West Indies Mona Academic Conference on The Governance Challenge. Kingston, Jamaica, August 30-September 1, 2002. Paper: “Caribbean Security in the Age of Terror: Challenges of Intrusion and Governance.”

12. Caribbean Studies Association 27th Annual Conference. Nassau, Bahamas, May 28-June 1, 2002 a. Member of Roundtable on “The Future of Caribbean Studies.” b. Chair of Roundtable: “National Security and Public Order: The Bahamas in

Regional Context.” 13. Caribbean Studies Association 26th Annual Conference. St. Maarten, June 5, 2001. Chair and

discussant of panel: “Caribbean Economic and Social Issues of the 21st Century.” 14. Caribbean Studies Association 25th Anniversary Conference. St. Lucia, June 1, 2000

a. Roundtable organizer & Chair: “The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean.”

b. Roundtable presentation: “Drugs and Political Economy in a Global Village.” 15. Latin American Studies Association 2000 Congress, Miami, FL, March 17, 2000

a. Organizer and Chair (with Bill Walker) of Roundtable “Drugs in the Americas: Retrospect and Prospect.”

b. Presentation: “Fighting Drugs in the Caribbean: Retrospect and Prospect.” 16. Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship Studies Faculty Research Exchange Seminar.

Commentator on presentation” Globalization and the Future of borders,” by Stephen Flynn, Council on Foreign Relations. Miami, FL, November 18, 1999.

17. Fortieth Annual Convention of the International Studies Association. Presentation on “Transnational Crime in the Caribbean” in panel The Impact of Transnational Crime in the Americas. Washington, DC, February 17, 1999.

18. Second Meeting of the Working Group on Urbanization, Population, Environment, and International Security, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Paper on “The Global-Local Nexus in the Urban Agenda.” Washington, DC, September 14-15, 1998.

19. 23rd Caribbean Studies Association Conference. St. John’s, Antigua, May 26-30, 1998. a. Program Chair for Conference. b. “Reconceptualizing Security in the New Regional Security Agenda.” Talk on

panel Reconceptualizing the Caribbean Basin with the New Regional Security Agenda.

c. Discussant on panel Challenges to Caribbean Development. d. “The Necessity for Cooperation in Fighting Drugs in the Caribbean.”

Presentation on Round Table International Counter-narcotics Cooperation in the Caribbean.

e. “The Second Summit of the Americas: Security Aspects.” Talk on Roundtable Contemporary Challenges and Late-Breaking Developments in the Caribbean.

20. University of Miami School of Law’s Third International Network for Transformative Employment and Labor Law Conference. Discussant on panel Crossing Racial, Gender, and Geographical Frontiers in Labor Organizing. Miami, March 27, 1998.

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21. Mid-West Latin American Studies Association 1997 Conference. “Drugs and Security in the Caribbean.” Presentation in panel The Political Dynamics of the Caribbean. Discussant on panel Law, Order, and Justice in the Americas. St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1997.

22. International Studies Association-South 1997 Conference. “Drugs as a Contemporary Challenge facing the Caribbean.” Presentation in panel Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean. Miami, October 18, 1997.

23. Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association. Chair of Panel: Democracy and Human Rights in the Caribbean; presentation: “The Political Economy of the Drug Trade” in panel Critical Issues of Politics, Economics, & Identity in the Caribbean. Barranquilla, Colombia, May 26-30 1997.

24. Twenty-First Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association. Chair of Panel: Drugs and Security in the Caribbean; paper: “Drugs as a Security Agenda Item in the Caribbean.” San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 25-31 1996.

25. Twentieth Anniversary Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association. Chair of Round Table Sovereignty and Security in the Caribbean: An Authors' Evaluation at Mid-decade. Willemstad, Curaçao, May 1995.

26. 1995 International Studies Association Convention. Co-chair of panel Conflict Reconciliation in the Americas after the Cold War. Paper: "Conflict Reconciliation in Guyana." Chicago, February 1995.

27. Fifth Meeting of the Caribbean International Relations Working Group of the Latin American Social Science Council (CLACSO). Chair of panel Security Challenges `Old' and `New': Militarization and Drugs in the Caribbean and Central America. Paper: "Narcotics and Security: Exploring Some Conceptual Linkages." Oranjestad, Aruba, June 1994.

28. 1994 International Studies Association Convention. Chair of Panel The Post-Cold War Dilemma in the Caribbean. Washington, DC, March 1994.

29. 18th Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. Chair of panel Security, Sovereignty, and Politics in the Contemporary Caribbean. Paper: "Caribbean Security: Retrospect and Prospect." Atlanta, GA, March 1994.

30. Nineteenth Annual Convention of the Caribbean Studies Association. Co-chair of Panel Security Policy Making and Policy Implementation Dilemmas in the Caribbean. Paper: "Caribbean Security: An Agenda for the 1990s." Discussant on panel U.S.-Caribbean Relations in the Clinton Era: Problems and Prospects. Kingston, Jamaica, May 1993.

31. CUNY Political Science Conference. Moderator of Round Table The Caribbean in the 1990s. Presentation: "The Narcotics Dilemma in the Caribbean." NY, April 1993.

32. CUNY Symposium on NAFTA and the Caribbean: Adversary or Advocacy? Discussant. New York, March 1994.

33. 1993 International Studies Association Convention. Chair of Panel The Contemporary Caribbean: Problems and Promises. Paper: "Drugs and Security in the Caribbean: Some Clear and Present Dangers." Discussant on second panel: Caribbean Post-Modernism at the End of the Twentieth Century. Acapulco, Mexico, March 1993.

34. Current Issues in Caribbean Politics and Policy. Conference co-sponsored by the Caribbean Studies Association and The Bildner Center on Western Hemisphere Studies. Round Table on Caribbean Societal Problems of the 1990s: Migration, Drugs, and the Environment. New York, December 1992.

35. Fourth Meeting of the Caribbean International Relations Working Group of the Latin American Social Science Council (CLACSO). Paper: "The Nature and Security Implications of Drug Operations in the Caribbean." St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, June 1992.

36. Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Caribbean Studies Association. Co-chair of Round Table Caribbean Security: An Agenda for the 1990s. Presentation: "Guyana's Foreign Policy: Challenges of Changed Domestic and International Alignments," in panel Post-

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Authoritarian Guyana: Challenges of Development in a New World Order. St. George’s, Grenada, May 1992.

37. 1992 International Studies Association Convention. Chair of Panel The Caribbean in the 1990s: New Geopolitical and Economic Realities. Atlanta, GA, April 1992.

38. 16th Congress of the Latin American Studies Association. Paper: "Domestic Adaptation & Foreign Policy Change in Guyana, Part 1."Washington, DC, April 1991.

39. CUNY Political Science Conference. Chair of Plenary The New Geo-Political Order. Chair of panel Crisis and Challenge in the Contemporary Caribbean. Presentation: "The Crisis of Political Legitimacy in Guyana." New York, March 1991.

40. Fifteenth Annual Convention of the Caribbean Studies Association. Paper: "The Military and Politics in Guyana." Port of Spain, Trinidad, May 1990.

41. Fourteenth Annual Convention of the Caribbean Studies Association. Chair of Panel Strategy and Security in the Caribbean. Presentations: "Image as Reality: The Security Perceptions of English Caribbean Elites"; "ASEAN and Caribbean Security in Comparative Perspective." Bridgetown, Barbados, May 1989.

42. CUNY Political Science Conference. Paper: "Political Science vs. Political Engineering: the Failure of Leslie Manigat of Haiti." New York, February 1989.

43. City College Symposium on United States-Grenada Relations. Discussant. New York, April 1988. 44. CUNY Political Science Conference. Chair of Round Table Minorities in Political Science.

New York, February 1988. 45. Third Annual Conference of the CUNY Association of Caribbean Studies. Discussant on

panel Caribbean Communities in Metropolitan Societies. NY, March 1987. Select Leadership and Service in Virginia and Florida x Member, Selection Committee for the 2007 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Awards. x Member, Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, State Council of Higher Education, 2006. x Chair, Subcommittee on Accountability and Academic Quality of the Strategic Planning

Advisory Committee of the State Council of Higher Education, 2006-2007 x Mentor, Educational Leadership Enhancement Program, Class of 2005. x Presenter of the Invocation, 2003 Faculty Convocation. x Member, Torch Awards Selection Committee, 2003. x Member of Search and Screen for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 2002-2003. x Member of Search and Screen for Associate Vice President for Advancement, 2002-2003. x Member, Selection Committee for Student Spirit Awards for 2002. x Member, Fellowship Program Selection Board, The Wolfsonian Museum, 2002-2003. x Chair, Search Committee for Director, African-New World Studies Program, 2000-2001. x Member, Fiscal Integrity Subcommittee, NCAA Athletics Re-accreditation, 2000-2002. x Chair, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Re-accreditation Self-Study

Committee on Physical Resources, 1998-2000. x Member, SACS Re-accreditation Coordinating Committee, 1998-2000. x Chair, University Access and Equity Committee, 1997-2001. x Member, FIU Law School Initiative Committee, 1997-2000. x Executive Editor, Diversity Exchange Magazine 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. x Guest Co-editor, Special Issue of Journal for the Art of Teaching on Diversity in Education,

Vol. 6, No. 1 (Summer) 1999. x Florida International University Ph.D. Dissertation Committees

x 1994-96: Carolyn Rolle (College of Urban & Public Affairs), "Civil Service Reform in Public Personnel Management: Experiences from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas."

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x 1998-2000: Michael Collier (Department of International Relations), “Explaining Political Corruption in the Western Hemisphere: A Constructivist Analysis.”

x 1999-: Ellie Schemenauer (Department of International Relations), “Gender and the Identity Politics of International Drug Trafficking.”

x 1998-2000: Bennie Osborne (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), “Clash of Identities in South Florida: An Examination of the Complexity of Racial and National Identity and their Impact on Ethnic Solidarity between Black Americans and Jamaicans.”

x 2000-2004: Scott Sherouse (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), “Authority and Stratification in the Bahamas: The Quest for Legitimacy.”

x 2005-2008: Robert Ulysee (Department of International Relations), “Underdevelopment in Haiti: A Negative Consequence of Social Capital.”

x Florida International University Masters Thesis Committees x 1996-97: Nigel Hanley (Graduate Program in International Studies), “The Impact of Drug

Trafficking on Democracy and Political Stability in the Eastern Caribbean.” x 1999-2000: Damilet Martinez (Latin American Studies), “The Politics of Judicial Reform

in Argentina: The Menem Years.” x 1999-2001: Aileen Torres (Graduate Program in International Studies), “Dominican

Transmigrant Political Behavior in a Globalized Economy.” x 2002: Isabel Davila (Latin American Studies), “Transparency, Governability, and

Development: The Effects of Corruption in Puerto Rico.” x Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, African-New World Studies Program, 1995-. x Member, Search Committee for Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, 1997-98. x Member, Search and Screen Committee for Director, Equal Opportunity Programs, 1998-99. x Member, Grant Review Panel, Provost-FIU Foundation Summer Research Grant

Competition for Summer 1998. x Member, Millennium Strategic Planning Subcommittees on Scanning the Internal

Environment and on Institutional Goals, 2001-2003. x Co-chair, Millennium Strategic Planning Committee on FIU Core Values, 2000-2001. Select Professional Leadership and Service x External evaluator for candidates applying for promotion to Associate Professor & Professor

x Arizona State University (2012) x Howard University (2014) x University of the West Indies, Jamaica (2015) x University of the West Indies, Jamaica (2016)

x American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) x Member of National Steering Committee, Project on Re-imagining Undergraduate

Education in the United States. x Session Moderator, 2011 Summer Academic Affairs Meeting, Portland, OR, July 2011. x Introducer of Hilary Beckles, Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor, University of the West

Indies, Cave Hill, and Keynote Speaker at 2010 Academic Affairs Winter Meeting, held February 4-6, 2010, St. Thomas, USVI

x Moderator of AASCU-University of the Virgin Islands Focus Group on Economic Development Engagement, February 2010

x Councilor, [National] Council on Undergraduate Research, 2006-2008. x Vice President and President Elect, Caribbean Studies Association, 2000-2001. x President, Caribbean Studies Association, 2001-2002. x Executive Council Member, Caribbean Studies Association, 1998-2000.

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x Program Chair, Caribbean Studies Association 23rd Annual Conference (1998), 1997-1998 x Contributing Editor, Caribbean Politics, Handbook of Latin American Studies, 1996-2001. x Member, Editorial Board, Defense and Security Studies Review, 2000- x Member, Editorial Board, Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Public Safety, 2001- 2010 x Member, Executive Council, International Studies Association-South, 1995-1996. x Manuscript reviews:

x Comparative Politics (1992, 1993) x Canadian Journal of Latin American

and Caribbean Studies (1993) x Small Wars and Insurgencies (1995) x Latin American Research Review

(1995, 1998, 1999) x M.E. Sharpe Publishers (1996) x Journal of Interamerican Studies

and World Affairs (1997, 1999) x Journal of Eastern Caribbean

Studies (1998, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2011)

x University West Indies Press (1998) x Canadian Scholarly Press (2000) x Caribbean Journal of Criminology

and Public Safety (2009, 2010) x Lynne Rienner Publishers (2001) x Latin American Politics and Society

[formerly Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs] (2001)

x International Studies Quarterly (2001)

x Politics and Policy [formerly Southeastern Political Review] (2002)

x Defense and Security Studies Review (2002, 2003, 2004, 2011)

x Global Governance (2003, 2004) x Caribbean Journal of Criminology

and Social Psychology (2003) x Houghton Mifflin (2003) x University Press of Florida (2004) x Caribbean Studies (2004) x Journal of Economic and Social

Geography [Holland] (2005) x Florida International University

Applied Research Center (2011)

x External Graduate Examiner: x Université des Antilles et de la Guyane (1993, 1995) x New York University (1993-1994) x University of Guyana (1993-1994) x Joint Military Intelligence College (1996) x Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies (2004, 2010, 2012,

2015). x St. John Fisher College, New York (2011-2013) x University of the West Indies (Mona) School of Graduate Studies and Research (2005)

x Grant proposal and program reviews x City University of New York Political Science Grants Panel (1991, 2003) x Ford Foundation (1994, 1996) x John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (1999) x National Science Foundation (1999) x Royal Military College of Canada (2001) x City University of New York Collaborative Incentive Research Grant Program (2003) x University of the West Indies, Jamaica; leader of Program Review Team for the

Department of Government (2005) x British Economic and Social Research Council (2005)

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Consultancies x The Ford Foundation x Moran, Stahl, and Boyer x United States Department of State x Inter-American Defense Board x Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada x Organization of American States x United States Coast Guard x U.S. National Intelligence Council x Freedom House (New York) x United States Southern Command x University of Texas--Pan American x United States Agency for International Development x Ministry of National Security, Jamaica x Florida International University Applied Research Center x The Commonwealth Secretariat (London) Academic and Civic Engagement:

x Member, Rotary Club of Centerville, Georgia x Member, Georgia Advisory Council for the United States Global Leadership Council x Member, International Studies Association x Member, Latin American Studies Association x Life Member, Caribbean Studies Association. x Member, One Hundred Black Men of Long Island x Member, Vestry, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Hempstead, New York x Chair, Ambassadors Program, St. George’s Episcopal Church x Chair, Civic Engagement Ministry, St. George’s Episcopal Church x Chair, Education Ministry, St. George’s Episcopal Church x Trustee, Board of Directors, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Queens, New York

Select Media Interviews: Scores of national and international newspapers, and radio television stations, including

1. New York Times 2. WPLG Channel 10 [TV] (Florida) 3. CNN International 4. Time magazine 5. Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel 6. KLAS Radio, Jamaica 7. New York Carib News 8. Tages-Anzeiger (Swiss newspaper) 9. Washington Post 10. New York Times 11. New York Carib Newst 12. TeleAruba 13. Associated Press 14. U.S. News and World Report 15. Miami Herald

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16. Voice of America 17. San Antonio Express News 18. Dallas Morning News (Texas) 19. Wall Street Journal 20. Christian Science Monitor 21. New Jersey Star Ledger 22. Christian Science Monitor Radio 23. RJR Radio (Jamaica) 24. People 25. Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation TV (Barbados) 26. Trinidad and Tobago Television 27. New Jersey Courier 28. TV Channel 6 (Trinidad & Tobago) 29. Radio Caribbean International (St. Lucia) 30. Conde Nast Traveler 31. Los Angeles Times 32. The Economist 33. Chicago Tribune 34. Nashville Scene (TN) 35. Bermuda Sun 36. Uhuru Radio Network (Florida) 37. Reuters 38. BBC 39. WLIB Radio, NY 40. Roanoke Times, VA 41. CVM TV (Jamaica) 42. Hot 102 FM (Jamaica) 43. USA Today 44. TCN HD TV, New York 45. Macon Telegraph 46. Atlanta Journal and Constitution 47. NCN TV (Guyana) 48. Capital News (Guyana) 49. 13WMAZ TV (Georgia) 50. 41 NBC TV (Georgia) 51. GPB Radio (Georgia) 52. 101.7 FM Radio (Georgia) 53. WPGA TV (Georgia) 54. 860 AM Radio (Georgia) 55. 1420 AM Radio (Georgia) 56. Government Information Service Grenada TV 57. National Communications Network TV (Guyana) 58. Guyana TV Channel 6

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International Travel (Countries visited, not merely transited) 1. Anguilla 2. Antigua and Barbuda* 3. Argentina* 4. Aruba* 5. Australia 6. The Bahamas* 7. Bahrain 8. Barbados* 9. Belize 10. Bolivia* 11. Canada* 12. Cayman Islands* 13. Chile* 14. China 15. Colombia*

16. Costa Rica* 17. Cuba* 18. Curaçao 19. Dominican Republic* 20. Ecuador 21. France* 22. Germany* 23. Grenada* 24. Jamaica* 25. Kuwait 26. Malta 27. Mexico* 28. The Netherlands* 29. North Korea 30. Panama*

31. Puerto Rico* 32. Qatar 33. St. Kitts and Nevis* 34. St. Lucia* 35. St. Maarten/St.

Martin* 36. St. Vincent and the

Grenadines* 37. Trinidad and Tobago* 38. United Kingdom* 39. U.S. Virgin Islands* 40. USSR 41. Uruguay 42. Venezuela 43. Yugoslavia*

* Several visits

List of References: Furnished on request February 2017