ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Friday introduced that its Everlasting Consultant to the Group of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, is to imagine the presidency of the OAS Everlasting Council for an unprecedented third time period.
In a press release, St. John’s stated that the historic feat “marks one other important ‘first’ for Antigua and Barbuda for the reason that OAS expanded its membership 61 years in the past.
Sir Ronald’s third official time period commences on October 1, and the assertion stated, “he has already demonstrated his management and dedication by serving as president on numerous essential events, together with appearing as President over 5 classes previously two weeks alone.”
It stated that Sir Ronald’s earlier official tenures in 2016 and 2021 noticed him steering the Council’s response to political crises in nations like Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.
“ As a pivotal determine inside the Group, Sir Ronald has been instrumental in drafting, negotiating, and endorsing resolutions, declarations, and statements that resonate with nations throughout the hemisphere.
“Ambassador Sanders has constantly voiced important points in regards to the Caribbean, taking a robust stance on issues like Local weather Change, racism, discrimination, reparations for slavery, ladies’s rights, and the pressing name for social justice and fairness,” the assertion added.
Overseas Affairs Minister E. Paul Chet Greene says, “Ambassador Sanders’ record-setting management on the OAS amidst a plethora of challenges going through the nations of our Hemisphere unequivocally demonstrates {that a} nation’s dimension is not any barrier to its means to steer successfully, supplied it’s armed with information and expertise.”
Sir Ronald stated that his third presidency’s agenda would prominently characteristic essential points like local weather change, weapons, gangs and violence, and entry to concessional financing for improvement.
He stated he goals to enhance the inter-American system and anticipates addressing the continuing conditions in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.
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