International
Bahamas Embassy in Washington receives visit from St. Andrew's alumni
By Oswald Brown
Feb 9, 2016 - 8:29:07 PM

Pictured from left to right: Second Secretary Mikhail Bullard, Consul General Paulette Zonicle, Ambassador Dr. Eugene Newry, Mr. Nicholas Knowles, and Deputy Chief of Mission Chet Neymour.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mr. Nicholas Knowles, alumni of St. Andrew's School in Nassau, paid a courtesy call on The Bahamas Embassy on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.

Mr. Knowles is currently a freshman student at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and has a concentration on International Politics. During the Call, he underscored his enthusiasm for study and work in the area of foreign affairs, particularly  with respect to The Bahamas' place in the global arena,  and committed to close engagement with the Embassy  and Consular Annex  while in Washington DC, where possible, so as to enhance his studies with more applied experience.

Ambassador His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, and Mrs. Paulette Zonicle, Bahamas Consul General to Washington, D.C., both cited Mr. Knowles' past extracurricular activity and chosen field of study as evidence of his passion for public service and expressed hope that he would continue to engage with the work and activity of the Embassy and Consular Annex going forward.

Deputy Chief of Mission Chet Neymour and Second Secretary Mikhail Bullard also participated in the courtesy call.

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