Carrington, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, is the immediate former Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community. He held that position from August 1992 to December 2010, making him the longest serving Secretary-General of the Caribbean community.
His career in Diplomacy and Development included service as Deputy Secretary-General, and immediately thereafter, 1985-1990, as Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) – the only Caribbean National to have held that position to date. Carrington Hall at the ACP Secretariat (Brussels) is named in his honour.
Carrington was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's highest honour - the Trinity Cross - in 2005. The award is now called the Order of Trinidad and Tobago. He previously received the Chaconia Medal (gold) in 1987. the country's second highest honour.
He has also been honoured by other Caribbean States, being the recipient of the Companion of Honour of Barbados (CHB); the Order of Distinction of Belize; the Duarte, Sanchez Y Mella, Gran Cruz De Plata decoration of the Dominican Republic; the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH) of Guyana and the Order of Jamaica.
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