Foreign Policy
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Opening Remarks by Ambassador Colin Granderson, Assistant Secretary-General, Foreign and Community Relations to the Second Meeting of Senior Officials of the Dialogue between CARICOM and Canada, 10 December 2021
Co-ChairsSenior Officials of Canada and the Caribbean CommunityGood Morning It gives me immense pleasure to welcome the participants in the Second Meeting of Senior Officials of the Dialogue between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada. Allow me to first express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Canada for the logistical arrangements put in place for our meeting and, more…
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SG’s Remarks at the 11th High-Level Forum on the Republic of Korea-Caribbean Partnership, 1 December
KEYNOTE REMARKS ON “KOREA-CARIBBEAN DIGITAL AND INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP IN THE POST-COVID ERA” BY The Secretary Generalof CARICOM Dr. Carla N. Barnett On the occasion of the ELEVENTH HIGH-LEVEL FORUM On THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP Your Excellency Choi Jong Kun, 1st Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea; Honourable Ministers of CARICOM Governments and the Republic…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Accreditation of Switzerland’s Ambassador to CARICOM, 19 November
Your Excellency Jürg Sprecher Plenipotentiary Representative of Switzerland to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM); Mr. Dean Jackson, Honorary Consul for Switzerland in Guyana. Good afternoon! Dr Carla Barnett presenting remarks Ambassador, I am indeed honoured to accept your Letter of Credence, and to extend congratulations on your appointment as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Switzerland to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I welcome…
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Secretary-General’s Remarks at Accreditation Ceremony for new Ambassador of Costa Rica to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Georgina María Guillén Grillo, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of Costa Rica to CARICOM; Excellency, it is my pleasure to receive today, your letter accrediting you as Costa Rica’s second Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett presenting her remarks The links between the Member States of the Community and Costa Rica go deep, as is evidenced…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett at the Accreditation of Slovenia’s new Ambassador to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Tone Kajzer, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Slovenia to CARICOM Your Excellency, as I accept your Letter of Credence, I extend congratulations to you on your appointment as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett accepts Letter of Credence Certain common interests between our Member States…
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Secretary-General’s Remarks at Accreditation Ceremony for new Ambassador of Turkey to CARICOM, 18 November
Your Excellency Bengü Yiğitgüden, Plenipotentiary Representative (Designate) of the Republic of Turkey to CARICOM. Ambassador, it is with distinct pleasure that I accept your Credentials accrediting you as the Plenipotentiary Representative of Turkey to the Caribbean Community. Your accreditation is warmly welcomed as yet another indication of Turkey’s continuing commitment to ensuring that the potential of our relationship is fully…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers hold two-day strategic meeting
The CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held a Special Meeting on 16-17 2021, hosted by the Consul General of Jamaica in Miami, Florida, USA. It was the first in person meeting of the COFCOR since the onset of the COVID 19 Pandemic in January 2020, bringing together Ministers who had assumed office over the past eighteen months…
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Keynote Address by Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett to the UNGA Side Event: Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS): Mobilising Resources and Technical Support with and for Member States to deliver the NCD and Mental Health Development Goal targets during and Beyond COVID-19
Hon. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. Constantine N. Chiwenga, Vice President of Zimbabwe; Hon. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federationand Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization – Co-Chairs of the Task Force; High-level Representatives of Governments; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Distinguished Speakers; Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning. I would like to thank the Organizers…
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Remarks by Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett on the occasion of Deputy Secretary of State of the United States Wendy Sherman’s Virtual Roundtable with the Caribbean Community
Your Excellency, Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States; Honourable E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and International Trade of Antigua and Barbuda and Pro Tempore Chairman of COFCOR; Honourable Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM. Wendy R. Sherman Good afternoon. Deputy Secretary of State, the Community’s engagement with you is very welcome, especially…
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CARICOM Foreign Ministers meet ahead of UN General Assembly
The CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) held its traditional Special Meeting on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 in preparation for the High-Level segment of the United Nations General Assembly which begins in New York on 21 September. The Meeting, held virtually, also allowed Ministers to prepare for their meetings with non-CARICOM States which will take place in the…
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