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Cletus Springer is a national of Saint Lucia, and is the Director of Sustainable Development at the Organization of American States (OAS)—where he oversees the design and implementation of sustainable development cooperation programmes in Caribbean OAS Member States. Mr. Springer is a graduate of The University of the West Indies, Oxford Brooks University, and the Centre for Environmental Management and Planning of Aberdeen University. He holds degrees in public administration, mass communications, urban planning, and environmental management. He has served the Government of St. Lucia as Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of Tourism, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and National Mobilization (1992-94), and Planning, Development, Environment and Housing (1994-97). He was an Adviser in Policy and Strategy Development at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States’ Secretariat (1998-2001), and has represented St. Lucia as Alternate Governor of both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
