Statement to the Senate by
Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
20th May 2016
Topics: UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem;
High Level Signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and High Level Thematic
Debate on the Sustainable Development Goals, New York 19 – 22 April 2016-05-17;
ACP and ACP-EU Council Meetings, Dakar 25 – 29 April 2016;
Bilateral Exchanges with Trinidad and Tobago, April – May 2016
Mr. President,
Honourable Members of the Senate,
I am pleased to report to this Honourable Senate on my first overseas engagements since my appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Let me express my full appreciation to the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, including those at the Missions overseas, for the excellent support they provided, allowing me to represent our
country well at the various meetings.