Caricom should be proud of regional diplomatic efforts - says Elisabeth Harper

Caricom should be proud of regional diplomatic efforts – says Elisabeth Harper

May 20, 2009 News

The development of Foreign Policy Coordination Strategy by the Member States of the Caribbean Community must be regarded as one of the achievements of which Caricom can be justly proud.
This is according to Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Elisabeth Harper.
In her address to Caricom diplomats yesterday, at the start of a two-week training programme, Harper stressed that collective wisdom and advocacy in the context of the Community’s external relations need to be driven by the wisdom, experience and advocacy of the Region’s Foreign Service Officers.
Ambassador Harper said that the training would help in improving the capacity of their individual Ministries of Foreign Affairs and equip them as they built their diplomatic careers in service to both their countries and the Caribbean community.
“The capacity building needs of your respective Foreign Ministries to cope with the increasing global challenges, there is another important dimension to its purpose which is the deepening and strengthening of the Caribbean Community,” Harper told the participants.
She added that the founding fathers of the community were guided by the philosophy and conviction that collective strength could make a significant difference as a Community and internationally.
Ambassador Harper added that the ever-changing global political and economic landscape would continue to pose a challenge for the Caribbean but there could be hope for survival and progress if Member-States exerted leverage as a Community.
The two-week regional diplomatic training programme for mid-career diplomats in the Caribbean Community got underway on Monday.
The workshop is being held under the theme, “Preparing for the Future.”
The aim of the training programme is to enhance skills of the participants in the conduct of diplomacy.
Over the next two weeks, the workshop will be addressing the challenges faced by the states and ultimately the Region that the participants represent. This should enable joint strategizing on the best means of coordinating and executing agreed regional policies.
Meanwhile, the diplomats were also reminded that during the course of their careers, successful advocacy and networking is important as they seek to champion the various causes for their individual countries and the Region.

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