Consuls of the Netherlands meet in Port of Spain

Press Release - Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 at 5:02 PM
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Seen from left to right: Ms Géneviève Astaphan (Dominica); Ms Femke Ferry-Niestern (Guadaloupe); Mr Peter-Joe Devaux (St. Lucia); Mr Donald Gomez (Antigua and Barbuda); Ms Lucita MoenirAlam - Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Port of Spain; Ms Camille Crichton (St. Vincent and The Grenadines); Mr Jean-Pierre Dormoy (Martinique); Mr Dickon Mitchell (Grenada); Mr Douglas Gillanders (St. Kitts and Nevis); Mr Anthony Gittens (Barbados). Picture ©Fred Hoogervorst

From 17 to 19 November 2011 the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Trinidad and Tobago hosted an Honorary Consuls Conference in the Carlton Savannah Hotel, Port of Spain.

Dominica’s consul to the Netherlands Géneviève Astaphan represent the island.

Colleagues from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington DC, the Regional Support Office/Consular Expertise Centre and representatives from the Foreign Relations Directorates of Curaçao and St. Maarten also participated.

Apart from Trinidad and Tobago, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mrs Lucita Moeniralam is accredited to seven other countries in the region and also performs consular duties for Guadeloupe and for Martinique.

The meeting was very successful, informative and a great networking opportunity. The major themes were the new regulations on travel documents, the recent constitutional developments the Dutch Caribbean and also Public and Economic Diplomacy.

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3 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    November 24, 2011

    The spelling makes the difference

  2. namich2008
    November 23, 2011

    I would love to know what is the difference in function of the Honorary consul and the Ambassador.

    I mean a new ambassador was appointed on June 9th 201l, where was she?

    • ....Malatete
      November 24, 2011

      ….maybe having a drink?

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