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Minister of Foreign Affairs off to Fortieth General Assembly of the Organisation of American States
By BIS
Jun 1, 2010 - 4:16:07 PM

NASSAU, The Bahamas – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon Brent Symonette will lead a Bahamian delegation to the Fortieth General Assembly of the Organisation of American States in Lima, Peru from June 6-8, 2010.

Mr. Symonette will be accompanied by His Excellency C A Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to Washington and Permanent Representative; Rhoda Jackson, Minister Counselor; and Marjorie Julien, Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Symonette will participate in discussions on: “Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Americas”.  Talks will also focus on maritime and human rights issues.

The Organisation of American States is the world’s oldest regional body, dating back to the First International Conference of American States held in Washington, D.C. from October 1889 to April 1890.

The OAS came into being in 1948 with the signing in Bogota, Columbia of the Charter of the OAS. The charter came into force in December 1951.