12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AS/COA Miami
2655 S LeJeune Road
Miami

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U.S. Ambassadors of the Caribbean Nations

U.S. Ambassadors to the Caribbean. (Image: Gort Productions)

Private Program: U.S. Ambassadors to the Caribbean Nations

Top U.S. diplomats to Caribbean nations shared perspectives and recent developments in the private sector.

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

AS/COA Miami
2655 S LeJeune Road
Miami

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Overview

AS/COA hosted a private, off-the-record meeting in Miami with the U.S. Ambassadors various Caribbean countries, including Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and Barbados & Eastern Caribbean. Speakers provided a broad outlook on Caribbean trade, economic, and energy issues, as well as detailing opportunities for doing business.

Speakers:

  • Candace A. Bond, U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago
  • Robert J. Faucher, U.S. Ambassador to Suriname
  • Sarah-Ann Lynch, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana
  • N. Nickolas Perry, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica
  • Linda S. Taglialatela, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados & Eastern Caribbean
  • Eric Farnsworth, Vice President & Head of the Washington Office, AS/COA (moderator)

Speakers

Ambassador Candace A. Bond
U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago

President Joe Biden nominated Candace Bond as U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago on March 18, 2022.  The United States Senate confirmed her appointment on September 29, and Vice President Kamala Harris administered the oath of office on November 14 at the Vice President’s...

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Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch
U.S. Ambassador to the Co-Operative Republic of Guyana

Sarah-Ann Lynch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2019 and sworn in on January 7, 2019 as Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.  

She presented her credentials in Guyana on March 13, 2019.  She previously served as Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator...

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Ambassador N. Nickolas Perry
Ambassador to Jamaica

Ambassador N. Nickolas Perry was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the Ambassador to Jamaica on March 10, 2022.  He is the first person born in Jamaica to hold this position.
 

Nick Perry, is a former New York State Assemblyman. He represented the 58th district for thirty years. ...

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Ambassador Robert J. Faucher
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname

Ambassador Robert J. Faucher, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Minister-Counselor, has previously served as Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO), and...

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Ambassador Linda S. Taglialatela
Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

The U.S. Senate confirmed Linda S. Taglialatela, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, as Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean on December 9, 2015. Since 2002, Ms. Taglialatela served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Human Resources...

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