"Said Musa is the former Prime Minster of Belize (1998-2008) having been actively involved in politics in Belize for over 30 years. Having served as Crown Counsel, Magistrate, Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, Attorney General, Minister of Education, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is the only leader to have won successive national elections since independence in 1981. In Belize: A Caribbean Nation in Central America, Godfrey Smith brings together a selection of speeches delivered by Said Musa during his tenure as Prime Minister, with the exception of the speech made in his capacity as Foreign Affairs Minister and delivered to the United Nations General Assembly. "