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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator
Anthony Hylton (at podium), addressing a
cocktail reception to honour four newly elected
U.S. Government officials with ties to Jamaica,
at the Ronald Reagan Building & International
Trade Centre in Washington, D.C. on January
11.
(Photo
by Derrick Scott)
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A cocktail reception was hosted by the Jamaican Embassy
in Washington on January 11 to honour four
newly elected United States (US) Government
officials with ties to Jamaica.
The four persons honoured were: Mayor of the District
of the Columbia, Adrian M. Fenty, son of a Jamaican;
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, daughter of Jamaican
parents and the first Jamaican elected to the Congress;
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Anthony G. Brown,
son of a Jamaican; and Delegate of Maryland General
Assembly, Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who is Jamaican
born.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator
Anthony Hylton who attended the function at the Ronald
Reagan Building & International Trade Centre
said, "the fact that we now have leaders in
the House of Congress, in one of the most important
mayoral offices in the United States and in the Lieutenant
Governor's office in one of the most important states
in the US, means that we in the Caribbean and Jamaica
are likely to see strong advocates for the strengthening
of the relationship between the United States and
our region".
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It is the hope that this will prompt greater sensitivity
to issues of concern to Caribbean people residing
here as well as at home," the Minister added.
Senator Hylton said that the proposed conference
on the Caribbean, which is set for June this year
in the US, was very important for countries in the
region.
The conference will examine the future of the relationships
and their implications for development of the Caribbean
over the next 15 years.
Senator Hylton pointed out that the conference would
include representatives at the highest level of government,
the private sector, academia,
non-governmental organizations, and members of the
diaspora.
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It will be an important conference on vital issues
at a critical time. It will be an ideal opportunity
for each of the elected leaders to play a pivotal
role in securing the objectives of this conference," he
said.
JIS,
Washington, DC
Derrick A. Scott
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