Mr. Lawrence holds the B. Sc (Management Studies) degree with first class honours and the M. Sc (Accounting) degree from University of the West Indies, as well as the M. Sc (Financial Economics) degree from the University of London. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for over 18 years and a member of the St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Chartered Accountants since its inception over 15 years ago. He was also the recipient of a number of academic awards including the States Scholarship for St. Kitts and Nevis (1975), the Millicent Byron Academic Award (St. Kitts and Nevis 1975), the Administrative Society of Jamaica Prize (1979) and the Leonard De Cordova Gold Medal (Jamaica 1979).
Mr. Lawrence was a Lecturer in Accounting Theory at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (1981) and has been a Tutor in the University of the West Indies Extramural and Distance Education Programmes in St. Kitts and Nevis for over 20 years. In that capacity, he has been a Tutor in a number of subjects including Business Administration, Managerial Economics and Financial Management.
Ambassador Lawrence continues to play a role in regional affairs, having been appointed by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis as Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary with accreditation to the Organization of Caribbean States, the Caribbean Community and the Association of Caribbean States in 2005. In this position, Mr. Lawrence carries out special assignments for the Government in respect of regional matters including the negotiation of regional treaties and agreements.