US Secretary of State Arrives For Two-Day Working Visit
By: , January 21, 2020The Key Point:
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), greets United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (right), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (January 21) for a two-day working visit. Looking on (from left) are Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), speaks with United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo (right), on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Monday (January 21) for a two-day working visit. The welcome party included Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna (left); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts.The Facts
- His plane landed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston at approximately 6:04 p.m., where he was met by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
- The welcome party also included Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts; Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna; and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia.
The Full Story
United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, arrived in the island on Tuesday (January 21) for a two-day working visit.
His plane landed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston at approximately 6:04 p.m., where he was met by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
The welcome party also included Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert Roberts; Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Lisa Hanna; and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia.
On Wednesday, the US Secretary of State will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at Jamaica House, and engage in round-table discussions with Caribbean officials at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Secretary Pompeo is expected to deliver a policy speech on the Caribbean’s critical importance to the US, and the country’s renewed commitment to closer ties, based on shared values, interests and economic prosperity.
He departs the island Wednesday afternoon.
The visit will emphasise the deepening of United States relationships with the Caribbean.