Special Communiqué in appreciation of Secretary-General Alfonso Múnera Cavadía 7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States

NR/005/2016

Special Communiqué in appreciation of  Secretary-General Alfonso Múnera Cavadía  
7th Summit of the Association of Caribbean States  
Havana, Cuba, 3 June 2016
    
The Heads of State and Government of the Association of Caribbean States,    
Recalling Agreement No. 4/12 of the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the ACS Ministerial Council, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on 10 February 2012, by means of which His Excellency Alfonso Múnera Cavadía was elected as ACS Secretary General for a four year term;   
Considering the vision and commitment that Amb. Alfonso Múnera Cavadía imprinted on his term at the helm of the ACS Secretariat;     
Recognizing that his determination in improving the Association’s work methods and in revitalizing the Secretariat have resulted in a strengthened ACS and a larger visibility for the Greater Caribbean region;   
Underscoring particularly his contributions to guiding the ACS towards the implementation of concrete projects in its priority areas and his efforts in revitalizing the Caribbean Sea Commission;  
 
1. Thank and congratulate his Excellency Alfonso Múnera Cavadía for his commendable work at the helm of the Secretariat of the Association.   2. Wish him the greatest success in his future professional and personal endeavours.

About the ACS

The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba, Curacao, (France on behalf of French Guiana, Saint Barthelemy and Saint Martin ), Guadeloupe, Martinique, Sint Maarten, (The Netherlands on behalf of Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius ), Turks and Caicos.