Washington, D.C. – On June 13th 2022, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States, Wendall Jones, met with President of the United States, Joseph Biden, in the Oval Office of the White House. In a letter to Ambassador Jones, President Biden highlighted the friendly relationship between The Bahamas and the United States, including… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States, His Excellency Wendall Jones, met with Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia on Wednesday June 22nd 2022 in his Senate office. The Senator made history a year ago when he became the first Black Senator from that State. As a Senior Pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Ambassadors of the CARICOM Caucus joined other envoys from around the world on Thursday, 16th June 2022, in a reception hosted by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department. Mr. Blinken invited the diplomats to join him and US President Joe Biden in working for peace in the world…. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2022 – Three Bahamian Cabinet Ministers accompanied by His Excellency Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, met with several members of the U.S. Congress during a two-day visit to Washington, D.C. from June 14-15. During their visit to Capitol Hill, the Hon. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and… Read more »
Bahamian Cabinet Ministers and the Bahamian Ambassador to the United States accompanied Prime Minister Philip Davis to the Inaugural Ceremony of the Ninth Summit of the Americas on Wednesday 8th June in the Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles, California. The inaugural address was delivered by US President Joe Biden. Shown from left to right at a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2022 – His Excellency Wendall K. Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, today sent the following letter to Mr. Eugene F. Torchon-Newry, son of the late Dr. Eugene Newry, former Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau on Sunday, May 22, 2022…. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C., – On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Mr. Christopher Sinckler, Alternative Executive Director of the World Bank, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Wendall Jones, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States. Ambassador Jones and Mr. Sinckler discussed several pressing issues, including the impacts of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and equitable… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C.- On Monday, 16 May 2022, His Excellency Francisco Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Wendall Jones, Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States. Ambassador Jones welcomed Ambassador Duarte Lopes to Washington D.C. and wished him well during his tenure. Issues of mutual… Read more »
Officers from the Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Consular Annex in Washington D.C. attained certification as investment ambassadors of Grand Bahama Island, as a result of completing the GB Ambassadors Program Workshop and Training Course. In February 2022, the Grand Bahama Port Authority relaunched its ambassadors’ program to provide and equip… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2022 – On an official visit over the weekend to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was honoured on two occasions, His Excellency Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, met with Superintendent Shaun Ferguson, head of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). A 23-year veteran of the Police Force, Superintendent… Read more »
