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Friday, February 20, 2004 - St. Lucia may be in for even greater educational benefits from the United States of America. The announcement came from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to St. Lucia, Her Excellency Mary Elizabeth Kramer while presenting her letters of credence to St. Lucia’s Governor General, Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy on Thursday.

Ambassador Kramer emphasized her determination to increase interaction at all levels between the United States and St. Lucia’s Educational Systems. According to Mrs. Kramer, with her interest and experience in education, St. Lucia can be assured of her fullest support.

Ambassador Kramer pledged her country’s continued support for the Fulbright Scholar Programme, which provided St. Lucians the opportunity to study at universities in the United States. According to Mrs. Kramer, graduates of this programme have been instrumental in the establishment of a Criminal Justice Programme at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, the first programme of its kind in the Caribbean.

St. Lucia’s effort at improving Immigration and Custom procedures, as well as its fight against the scourge of drug trafficking and other criminal activities was also highly commended. Mrs. Kramer described the initiative as a model for other islands in the region.

Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy says, it is indeed encouraging, that the United States Ambassador has accredited the island with the same category of interest and experience in education that exist in her country.

“This is particularly welcomed at this time, as we focus on human resource development”, Dame Pearlette Louisy said. She also added that some of the US education assistance programme have been very successful, particularly the Fulbright Scholarship Programme and expressed optimism about the outcome of another recent US education initiative, The Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training Programme.

Dame Pearlette Louisy also made an appeal for the US to renew its effort at implementing the Third Border Initiative, while expressing her gratitude for the assistance already given for HIV/AIDS Education. Diplomatic relations between St. Lucia and the United States was established, twenty five years ago.
 

 


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