MIAMI (February 07, 2008)- Consul General of Jamaica C.P. Ricardo Allicock, a former Honors College Advisory Board member, will be speaking on "The Role of Diasporas on Development" during the Honors College Colloquium on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 12:30PM in Graham Center 243.

C.P.Ricardo Allicock has served as the Consul General of Jamaica to the Southern United States since September 2002. Prior to this assignment, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Advisor in Human Rights Affairs and Director of the Jamaicans Overseas Department. Previously, Mr. Allicock was engaged in the Jamaican and United States private sector, working primarily in the publishing and financial services industries.

Mr. Allicock holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Mercy College and a Master of Arts in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University. He currently serves as Chairman of the CARICOM Consular Corps of Miami, Honorary Chairman of the Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce, and Vice Dean of the Consular Corps of Miami. Mr. Allicock is married and has two children.

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CONTACT:    Juan Carlos Espinosa, The Honors College
(305-348 -4100), espinosj@fiu.edu