Ambassador of Jamaica
Her Excellency the Honourable Audrey Marks OJ
Ambassador of Jamaica to the USA of America
2024 Vacation Message
Expensive Members of the Jamaican Diaspora and Pals of Jamaica,
Because the festive spirit of the 2024 vacation season embraces us, we pause to increase our warmest needs to you for each the season and the approaching yr. On this time of celebration, when family and friends collect to share moments of pleasure and gratitude, we’re reminded of the dear bonds that unite us and our collective accountability to carry consolation and light-weight to those that want it most.
Wanting again on 2024, our nation has a lot to have a good time. From the efforts of our athletes on the Paris Olympics to the worldwide phenomenon of the Bob Marley biopic spreading the message of “One Love,” Jamaica’s affect continues to resonate worldwide. Our 62nd Anniversary of Independence and our unified response to Hurricane Beryl not solely introduced us collectively however demonstrated the resilience and energy that outline our individuals.
The Embassy stays grateful for the unwavering assist of our Diaspora group. Your dedication has been instrumental in attaining quite a few milestones which have benefited Jamaicans each at house and overseas. By way of medical missions, scholarship packages, mentorship initiatives, catastrophe aid efforts, and cultural promotion, you might have positively impacted the livelihoods of Jamaicans at close to and much.
On this season of giving, allow us to proceed to recollect these amongst us who face hardship and wrestle. The true measure of our group’s energy lies not simply in our achievements, however in our potential to uplift those that want our assist probably the most. I encourage every of you to increase a serving to hand to these much less lucky, whether or not by way of our registered diaspora organizations or by way of private acts of kindness.
On behalf of the Authorities and Jamaica and the devoted workers of the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC, I lengthen heartfelt needs to you and your family members for a joyous and secure vacation season. Could the approaching yr carry you considerable blessings, continued success, and the heat of household and group that makes our Jamaican heritage so particular.
