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His Excellency Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H.

Charles A. Savarin was elected President of the Commonwealth of Dominica by the House of Assembly on Monday, September 30, 2013 in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica. He comes to the office of President after a long and distinguished career as a teacher, trade unionist, parliamentarian, diplomat and government minister...

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His Excellency Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H.

President of the Commonwealth of Dominica

His Excellency Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H.

His Excellency The Honourable Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H.

His Excellency
Charles Angelo Savarin, D.A.H.

Charles A. Savarin was elected President of the Commonwealth of Dominica by the House of Assembly on Monday, September 30, 2013 in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica. He comes to the office of President after a long and distinguished career as a teacher, trade unionist, parliamentarian, diplomat and government minister.

Mr Savarin served as a Senator in the parliament during the Interim Government (1979-1980); during the first term of the Dame Eugenia Charles, Dominica Freedom Party administration (1980-1985); and during the Dominica Labour Party government (2005-2013).

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Most Recent

  • Address to Parliament - 07 February 2023 10 Feb 2023
  • Remarks Delivered by President Savarin at Cheque Donations Presentation Ceremony 23 Dec 2022
  • President's Charities Foundation Fundraising Dinner is Back! 15 Oct 2022
  • 2021 Christmas Message 31 Dec 2021

Former Presidents

  • His Excellency Eliud Thaddeus Williams (2012 - 2013)
  • His Excellency Dr. Nicholas J. O. Liverpool (2003 - 2012)
  • His Excellency Vernon Lorden Shaw (1998 - 2003)
  • His Excellency Crispin A. Sorhaindo (1993 - 1998)
  • His Excellency Sir Clarence Seignoret (1983-1993)
  • His Excellency Aurelius Marie (1980 - 1983)
  • His Excellency Frederick Degazon (1979)

Rules of Protocol

  • Introduction
  • General
  • Attendance at Church Services
  • Attendance at Funeral Services
  • Attendance at Weddings
  • Entertaining the President
  • In Vehicles
  • Time Keeping
  • Revised Guidelines for Use of the State House Conference Center

National Symbols

Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms of Dominica bears the inscription "Apres Bondie C'est La Ter", (After God the Earth), which emphasizes...
National Bird
The Sisserou Parrot (Amazona Imperialis), The Pride of Dominica, is generally recognized as the National Bird of Dominica. The...
National Flower
The flower honoured as our National Flower is a wild xerophitic plant known botanically as Sabinea carinalis, commonly known as Carib Wood or ...
National Prayer
Let us give thanks for all God’s goodness and the wonderful heritage into which we have entered: For Dominica, our island home, the land ...
Protocols for the use of National Symbols
Protocols for the use of National Symbols of the Commonwealth of Dominica
National Anthem
Adopted in 1967. Words by Wilfred Oscar Morgan Pond (1912-1985) Music by Lamuel McPherson Christian (1913- ) ...
National Flag
The flag of the Commonwealth of Dominica consists of a circular emblem of red bearing a Sisserou parrot (Amazona imperialis) standing on a ...
National Pledge
On occasions when the National Pledge is recited the following form should be used: "Before God and all mankind, ...
President's Ensign
Reference must also be made to the President's Ensign which incorporates the Coat of Arms on a forest green background. Following the ...

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The office of Head of State carries with it duties, responsibilities and protocol which are significant in themselves and a very important aspect of our Caribbean heritage.

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