New Permanent Representative of Barbados to OAS presents credentials

The Organization of American States (OAS) says the new Permanent Representative of Barbados, Victor Fernandes, has presented his credentials to OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro. 

In a ceremony at the OAS headquarters in Washington, Fernandes highlighted “the Government of Barbados´s firm commitment to upholding the principles on which the OAS was founded as enshrined in its Charter: guiding democracy, human rights, multidimensional security and integral development in the hemisphere.”

He also emphasized that his country “sees the OAS as the premier multilateral organization in the Americas, working to promote peace and strengthening political dialogue.”

Almagro noted that Barbados has been part of the OAS since 1967 and that it has “honored the basic principles of our organization. 
“These four pillars are interconnected, and one cannot exist without the other,” he said. “Barbados has played an important role in essential issues at the OAS, such as climate change, natural disasters, gender equality, racial equality and reparations.” 

The OAS said Ambassador Fernandes has served as chairman of the Barbados National Oil Company, the Barbados National Terminal and the Barbados Tourism Investment Corporation,  as well as director of the National Petroleum Corporation and the Bayview Hospital, among other positions.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 7, CMC
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