Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs signs the Condolence Book on the passing of Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal former Commonwealth Secretary-General and former Foreign Minister of Guyana at the Consulate of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on Wednesday 4th September, 2024. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greeted His Excellency Seijoong Kwon, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago during a Presentation of Credentials on Thursday 5th September, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters, Port of Spain. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs is greeted by His Excellency Mauro Vieira, Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and the Honourable Shri Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs of the Republic of India following the flag raising ceremony at the Ministry’s headquarters. His Excellency Dr. Pradeep Rajpurohit, High Commissioner for India to Trinidad and Tobago is at left.

Ms. Aché Abrahams, Trinidad and Tobago’s Miss World Caribbean presents Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs with a copy of her book titled “Let’s Talk about Feelings.”

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets with His Excellency Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 14th August, 2024. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets His Excellency Álvaro Sánchez Cordero, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago during a meeting on 8th August, 2024.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs (centre) deposits the Instrument of Ratification with Ms. Elizabeth Solomon, Assistant Secretary General, CARICOM (at left), witnessed by Ms. Lisa Shoman, General Counsel of the Caribbean Community Secretariat

His Excellency, Agostinho De Carvalho Dos Santos Van-Dúnem, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago presents a copy of his Letters of Credence to Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets Mrs. Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, United Nations Resident Coordinator, during a meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters on 15th July, 2024.

A delegation from Trinidad and Tobago participated in a three-day workshop organised by the CARICOM Secretariat and the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS), entitled “Towards a Regional Approach to a Migration Policy in the Caribbean – Realizing A Shared Vision.” The workshop took place during the period 8th to 10th July, 2024 at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.  Members of the Trinidad and Tobago delegation comprised: First Row (L-R) Ms. Joanne Brooks, Head, CSME Unit, Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs; Ms. Aneesa Israel, International Affairs Coordinator, Ministry of National Security; and Ms. Joanne Nelson-Joel , Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Immigration Division, Ministry of National Security. Second Row (L-R) Mr. Anthony Phillips- Spencer, International Affairs Officer, Ministry of National Security; Ms. Leselli Simon-Dyette, Senior Legal Officer, Immigration Division, Ministry of National Security; Ms. Leonte Bradshaw-Lucillo, Legal Officer II, Ministry of National Security; Ms. Brittni Peters, CSME Specialist, CSME Unit, Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs; and Ms. Rosa- Mae Whittier, Director, International Affairs Unit, Ministry of Labour.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs and His Excellency Gustavo Martínez Pandiani, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic  at an event to commemorate the 208th Independence Day of the Argentine Republic and the 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Argentina, which was held on 9th July, 2024 at Movie Towne, Port of Spain

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets Ms. Jewel Ali, outgoing Head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Office in Port of Spain

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivers remarks at a Wreath Laying Ceremony and Reception to commemorate the 213th Anniversary of Independence of Venezuela, which was held on 5th July, 2024 at the Angostura Museum. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs chats with His Excellency Marko Djuric, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivers remarks at a reception held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the People’s Republic of China, which was held on 18th June 2024 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs at the official Signing Ceremony with His Excellency Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay.

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs meets with the Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Fernando Nogales, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain and by Dr. Vicente López-Ibor at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 12th June, 2024. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Dongil Oh, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 7th June, 2024

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Alvaro Enrique Sanchez Cordero, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 6th June, 2024. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Fernando Nogales, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 6th June, 2024

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Fang Qiu, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 7th June, 2024 

His Excellency Gustavo Daniel Martínez Pandiani, Ambassador-designate of the Argentine Republic to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago presents a copy of his Letters of Credence to Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs on 4th June, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters.

His Excellency Rashad Intigam oglu Novruz, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago presents a copy of his Letters of Credence to Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs on 4th June, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets Mr. Roberto Valent, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Coordination Office during a meeting on 21st May, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs ,greets Mr. Omar Hassan Shehadeh, Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates to the Caribbean and Pacific States, during a bilateral meeting on 1st May, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivers remarks at the Opening Ceremony for the China Film Festival, which was held on 11th April, 2024 at Movie Towne, Port of Spain

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs greets His Excellency Peter Szijjartó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary during the flag raising ceremony on 17th April, 2024 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs signs the Condolence Book on the passing of The Right Honourable Mr. Justice Michael de la Bastide, TC, Chief Justice (Retired) of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on 5th April, 2024 at the Hall of Justice, Port of Spain

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs  delivers remarks at the Handover Ceremony in respect of the Health Project proposed by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, which was held on 26th March, 2024 at the Ministry of Health headquarters

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs  delivers remarks at the event held to commemorate the International Day of La Francophonie, which was held on 20th March, 2024.

From L-R: Ms. Anika Smith, Operations Director, Youth Resilience, Inclusion and Empowerment (Y-RIE) programme; Mr. Courtney Brown, Deputy Chief of Party, Y-RIE, Her Excellency Candace A. Bond, Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs; Mr. Marlon Bascombe, Trinidad and Tobago Country Director, Y-RIE and Mr. Ryan Assiu, Climate Finance Specialist, USAID/ESC at a meeting on 20th March, 2024 at the Ministry’s headquarters.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs  delivers remarks at the reception held to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Trinidad and Tobago and Australia, which was held on 7th March, 2024 at Mille Fleurs. 

Happy International Women’s Day

Together we can forge women’s equality.

Collectively we can all #inspireinclusion #IWD2024

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne (at left) with His Excellency Javier González-Olaechea

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne (at right) with His Excellency Victor Verdún, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne (middle) is flanked by Dr. The Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines at right, and the Honourable Keisal M. Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs (at left) with His Excellency Leopoldo Sahores, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of the Argentine Republic

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs  delivers remarks at the reception held on the occasion of the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, which was held on 23rd February, 2024 at the official residence of the Ambassador of Japan

Happy 50th Anniversary of Independence to Grenada

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivers remarks at the reception held on the occasion of the 75th Republic Day of the Republic of India, which was held on 26th January 2024 at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Cooperation

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs signs the Condolence Book on the passing of Mr. Basdeo Panday, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at the Rotunda, The Red House today, Thursday 4th January 2024

Opening Ceremony - Focal Points from (left to right) – Jamaica, Monserrat, Suriname, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Director, CSME, CARICOM Secretariat.

Closing Ceremony – (Left to Right) Ambassador EU Delegation, Focal Point for Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Jamaica, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Focal Point for: Monserrat, Suriname, Senior Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Head UNDP.

NOTICE FOR INFORMATION ON TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO NATIONALS IN ISRAEL

PORT OF SPAIN: 8TH OCTOBER, 2023

Trinidad and Tobago nationals who wish to provide information on loved ones who they believe may be affected  by the Israel – Hamas conflict may contact the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs by email at ttnationalsisrael@foreign.gov.tt or telephone at (868) 285-5029 extension 2199.

The Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs is in the process of finalising the development of a National Diaspora Policy. Accordingly, comments from all members of the public and stakeholders on the draft document are welcomed.

Please forward all comments to diasporafeedback@foreign.gov.tt