{"id":303707,"date":"2023-06-03T21:12:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T01:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=303707"},"modified":"2023-06-03T21:12:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T01:12:38","slug":"former-cabinet-secretary-steve-ferrol-new-ambassador-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/former-cabinet-secretary-steve-ferrol-new-ambassador-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cabinet Secretary Steve Ferrol, new Ambassador to US"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_303708\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-303708\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-303708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/steve-ferrol.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"417\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-303708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambassador Steve Ferrol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Steve Ferrol will soon move to Washington to represent Dominica as the new Ambassador to the United States (US).<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by the Minister responsible for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vince Henderson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hoping that we can see a new ambassador taking office in Washington very soon,\u201d he said. \u201cAmbassador Steve Ferrol, former secretary to the Cabinet, will be moving to Washington soon to represent Dominica as our Ambassador to the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe US being our neighbour and very close friend, we expect to strengthen our relations with the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Henderson added that he is happy that Dominica has been able to work very closely with the Department of state on the development of geothermal energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have provided us with technical support to assist us in negotiating the final term of the development of geothermal,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned further that the US is also assisting Dominica in mobilizing resources through various facilities, such as the Global Environmental Facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working on an eight-million-dollar grant for geothermal development,\u201d he noted. \u201cWith their assistance, we are also working together on getting support from IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi based in the UAE, but the US being a member of the board is assisting us with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he noted that Dominica was able to collaborate with the US on renewable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is also an ambitious agricultural development program between CARICOM and the US and we are hoping that our Ambassador will be able to assist us in pushing this agenda further in Washington together with the other initiatives on security and some other bilateral areas that we are exploring,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Steve Ferrol will soon move to Washington to represent Dominica as the new Ambassador to the United States (US). 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