Ambassador Jones visits Charleston, South Carolina

On Thursday, June 29, 2023, His Excellency Wendall K. Jones, The Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Dr. Chris Curry, Associate Professor at the University of The Bahamas, addressed a crowd gathered Carifest Symposium at the Beatty Centre of the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. 

 

Mrs. Malika Pryor-Martin hosted the Carifest symposium from the International African American Museum.

During the event, Ambassador Jones spoke of the rich history of The Bahamas, noting that “Bahamians have become and have contributed to the social and economic enrichment of the Americas is extremely impressive for a small nation”. 

 

While in Charleston, Ambassador Jones also paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Charleston, John Tecklenburg.