United States President Donald Trump says the connection between America and Jamaica is rooted in additional than six a long time of friendship and shared pursuits in commerce, funding, and safety.
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Trump made the feedback throughout a credentialing ceremony on the White Home on Thursday, the place Jamaica’s Ambassador to the USA, Main Common (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, introduced his Letters of Credence.
“It signifies greater than 60 years of friendship between our nations and our enduring dedication to commerce, funding, and safety,” Trump stated, underscoring sturdy assist for Jamaica and the continued improvement of the “particular relationship” between each nations.
He emphasised the USA’ curiosity in working with the Jamaican authorities on points resembling transnational crime, regional safety—notably by way of the Caribbean Basin Safety Initiative (CBSI)—and cooperation on Haiti.
“We see alternatives to work collectively on increasing commerce and selling extra US funding into Jamaica, notably in areas resembling power and tourism,” the President added.
Trump warmly welcomed Ambassador Anderson, stating, “Mr. Ambassador, I stay up for working with you to advance our frequent agenda and deepen the bonds between our nations. It’s a pleasure to welcome you to Washington.”
In his remarks, Anderson conveyed greetings from the Authorities and other people of Jamaica, noting that the 2 nations share a longstanding and valued friendship rooted in shared historical past, tradition, people-to-people ties, and geographic proximity.
“Through the years, our cooperation on the bilateral and multilateral ranges has grown steadily, yielding mutual advantages throughout a number of key sectors, notably in safety, well being, and power,” he stated.
He went on to specific appreciation for the USA’ assist in strengthening Jamaica’s safety establishments and selling regional stability.
“Mr. President, Jamaica deeply appreciates our sturdy and enduring safety partnership with the USA by way of the varied cooperation mechanisms. This collaboration has been instrumental in strengthening our safety capabilities and selling regional stability,” Anderson stated. “As Ambassador, I stay up for working intently together with your administration to deepen and increase this important partnership in pursuit of a safer and safer Western Hemisphere.”
Anderson additionally highlighted the significance of deepening engagement in power, commerce, and funding, and famous the USA stays Jamaica’s most necessary buying and selling accomplice. He added {that a} rising variety of American vacationers proceed to go to the island.
The Ambassador pointed to a current high-level go to by a senior US official as additional proof of sturdy ties.
“In March of this yr, Jamaica had the distinct honour to welcome US Secretary of State the Honourable Marco Rubio. His go to underscored the power of our bilateral relationship and reaffirmed the spirit of partnership that continues to information our engagements,” he stated.
The ceremony marked a major step within the continued evolution of Jamaica-US diplomatic relations and affirmed each governments’ dedication to deepening cooperation throughout key sectors.
