Washington, D.C. – On Friday, September 29 2022, members of the Board of Directors of the International Black Women’s Public Policy Institute (IBWPPI) paid a courtesy call on H.E. Wendall Jones, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States of America.
Established in 2009 in Washington, D.C., the IBWPPI is led by a collective of inter-generational women leaders representing the interests of women in countries throughout the African diaspora. IBWPPI is the only global public policy institute dedicated to, founded by, and led by Black women.

Shown from left to right are: Coralie Adderley, Director of Global Engagement and Protocol; Simone Smith-Bean, Financial Secretary; Barbara Perkins, President and CEO; H.E. Wendall Jones, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the USA; Katherine Smith, Chairman; Donna Laing-Jones; and Tammilee Jules, Chaplain.


