Keith Mitchell - Education and Personal Life

Education and Personal Life

Mitchell graduated from the University of the West Indies with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and chemistry in 1971. He a gained a master's degree from Howard University in 1975 and a doctorate in mathematics and statistics from American University in 1979.

Mitchell naturalised as a U.S. citizen in 1984. At Mitchell's request, the U.S. State Department made a determination in 2001 that he had relinquished his U.S. citizenship by becoming Prime Minister in 1995.

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