Robert Kennedy Lewis

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Robert Kennedy Lewis is a St Lucian politician affiliated with the Saint Lucia Labour Party. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Saint Lucia following the election of 11 December 2006 as the member of parliament for Castries South. [1] [2] Previous to his election Lewis was supervisor and examiner of National Examinations in Mathematics from 1992 to 2006. In January 2005 he received a Phd in mathematics from the University of Otago.

Lewis presented diplomatic credentials to Joseph Wu, foreign minister of the Republic of China on 20 April 2022, [3] and succeeded Edwin Laurent, who had served as St Lucian ambassador to the Republic of China since May 2018. [4] [5] Lewis presented his diplomatic credentials to president Tsai Ing-wen on 5 May 2022. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Robert Kennedy Lewis". Saint Lucia Labour Party. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Peter, Sarah (25 August 2011). "Robert Lewis on university". HTS Channel 4. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Teng, Pei-ju (20 April 2022). "New Saint Lucia ambassador to Taiwan looks to further ties". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Yen, William (11 March 2022). "INTERVIEW/Outgoing St. Lucian ambassador pledges continued support for Taiwan". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "St. Lucia's new ambassador to Taiwan takes up post". Central News Agency. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Ko, Lin (5 May 2022). "New Saint Lucian ambassador presents credentials to President Tsai". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 May 2022. Republished as: "Tsai welcomes new envoy from Saint Lucia, touting him as an 'old friend'". Taipei Times. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.


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