Irwin LaRocque

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LaRocque (right) with Richard Marles (left) in 2012

Irwin LaRocque OCC is the immediate former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, who was appointed in 2011. He is from Dominica. [1]

In 2022, LaRocque was awarded the Order of the Caribbean Community, the highest award that can be conferred upon a Caribbean national. [2]

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References

  1. "Caribbean Community Secretariat - New Caricom Secretary-general Selected". Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "Ambassador LaRocque Honoured for Contribution, Devotion to Caribbean Unity". CARICOM. Retrieved 18 August 2022.