Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs

His Excellency Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nation, New York and President-Elect for the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivering the Statement at the Second Session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. At left is His Excellency Dennis Francis, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, New York. In the background is Mr. Vladimir Budhu, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and Ambassador Goran Aleksic, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia during the Ninth ACS Summit in Antigua, Guatemala on 12th May, 2023

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AND CARICOM AFFAIRS DELIVERS REMARKS AT WELCOME RECEPTION IN HONOUR OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs joins with members of staff of the Ministry on the occasion of Divali 2022

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attended a reception hosted by His Excellency Víctor Hugo Morales Meléndez, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States on the occasion of the 212th Anniversary of Independence of Mexico at NAPA on 15th September, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs signs the Condolence Book on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II at the British High Commission, St. Clair on 9th September, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attended a reception hosted by His Excellency David Málaga, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru on the occasion of the 201st Anniversary of Independence of Peru at NALIS on 28th July, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Abubakar Danlami Ibrahim, High Commissioner Nigeria during a meeting at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 26th July, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with Mr. Winston Dookeran, former Minister of Foreign Affairs during a Courtesy Call at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 22nd July, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attend and delivered remarks at the Inauguration of Mural in celebration of the National Day of Colombia hosted by Her Excellency Martha Cecilia Pinilla Perdomo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and the National Library on 20th July, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Victor Hugo Morales Melendez, Ambassador of Mexico at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 19th July, 2022. 

On 6th July, 2022, Her Excellency Analisa Low, Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the People’s Republic of China, participated in the Unveiling Ceremony of the China- Caribbean Development Centre and Conference on China - Caribbean Development, in Jinan, Shandong Province. In her statement delivered at the conference, Ambassador Low indicated that the event was an indicator of the increased vitality in exchanges between the Caribbean region and China. Ambassador Low stated that she was honoured to be given the opportunity to introduce Trinidad and Tobago to the Shandong Province, and to highlight opportunities for partnership that can be explored through the new Centre.

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Mr. Gianna Piccato, Special Envoy for the Caribbean Countries of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on 13th June, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with Mr. Evan Zhou, CEO Huawei Technologies on 13th June, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Los Angeles, USA in the margins of the 9th Summit of the Americas which runs from 6th to 10th June, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs delivered remarks at a Reception hosted by His Excellency Ambassador Marcelo Suarez Salvia in Celebration of the National Day of the Argentine Republic on 1st June, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attended a meeting with Mr. Pedro Martin, United States Embassy Chargé d’Affaires a.i., and Ms. Valerie A. Laboy, Economic and Commercial Officer at the Ministry’s Headquarter, 16th May, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs held a reception honouring of Mr. Wendell Mottley and Mr. Edwin Skinner, for the Tokyo to Tokyo Commemoration of the Achievements of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Men’s 4x400 Relay Team of Tokyo 1964 on 13th May, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with Mr. Rodolfo Sabonge, Secretary General ACS and the Ministry’s Headquarters on 13th May, 2022. 

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 13th May, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs presented Instrument of Appointment to Ms. Jennifer Marchand, Trinidad and Tobago’s Ambassador to CARICOM at the Ministry’s Headquarters on 12th May, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency David Málaga, Ambassador of Peru at the Ministry’s Headquarter on 11th May, 2022

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs virtually participated in the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting with the Vice-President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris on 29th April, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attended a Reception hosted by His Excellency Sándor Marnix Raphaël Varga van Kibéd en Makfalva, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the occasion of King’s Day on 27th April, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs attended the International Spanish Language Day celebration hosted by the Ambassadors of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Spain and Venezuela in collaboration with the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) on 25th April, 2022.

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 25th April, 2022. 

Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs participated in the virtual Council of Ministers of CARIFORUM Meeting on 22nd April, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with His Excellency Sandor Marnix Raphael Varga van Kibed en Makfalva, Ambassador, Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Ministry’s Headquarters, Port of Spain on 1st April, 2022. 

Senator the Honourable Dr. Amery Browne, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs met with the Honourable Kristian Jensen, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the Candidacy of the Government of Denmark to the United Nations Security Council at the Ministry’s Headquarters, Port of Spain on 1st April, 2022

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