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Country Position Name Email Twitter Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Mr. Gaston Browne [email protected] Twitter: @gastonbrowne Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. E.P. Chet Greene [email protected] UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Walton Alfonso Webson [email protected] Twitter: @ABNYOffice UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Urs Schnider [email protected] Argentina President Mr. Alberto Fernández [email protected] Twitter: @alferdez Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Felipe Solá [email protected] Twitter: @felipe_sola UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Martín Garcia Moritán [email protected] Twitter: ArgentinaUN UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Federico Villegas [email protected] Twitter: @ArgentinaONUOMC Bahamas Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis [email protected] Twitter: @minnis_dr Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Darren A. Henfield [email protected] Twitter: @DarrenFNM UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Ms. Sheila Carey [email protected] UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Keva Lorraine Bain [email protected] Barbados Prime Minister Ms. Mia Mottley [email protected] Twitter: @miaamormottley Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Maxine P.O McClean [email protected] UN Ambassador in New York H.E Ms. Henrietta Elizabeth Thompson [email protected] UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E Mr. Chad Blackman [email protected] Twitter: @BajanDiplomat Belize Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow [email protected] Twitter: @PMBarrow Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Wilfred Peter "Sedi" Elrington [email protected] Twitter: @MFABelize UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Lois Michele Young [email protected] Twitter: @BelizeMissionUN Bolivia President Mr. Jeanine Añez Chávez Twitter: @JeanineAnez Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Karen Longaric [email protected] Twitter: @MRE_Bolivia UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Rubén Darío Cuéllar Suárez [email protected] Twitter: @BoliviaUNNY UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Maria Gabriela Orosco Olmos [email protected] Brazil President Mr. Jair Bolsonaro Twitter: @jairbolsonaro Minister of Foreign Affairs Chancellor Ernesto Araújo [email protected] Twitter: @ernestofaraujo UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Mauro Vieira [email protected] Twitter: BRAZIL_UN_NY UN Ambassdor in Geneva H.E. Mrs. Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo [email protected] Canada Prime Minister Mr. Justin Trudeau [email protected] Twitter: @JustinTrudeau Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. François-Philippe Champagne [email protected] Twitter: @FP_Champagne UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Robert Rae [email protected] Twitter: CanadaUN UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Leslie E. Norton [email protected] Twitter: @CanadaGeneva Chile President Mr. Sebastián Piñera Twitter: @sebastianpinera Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Andrés Allamand [email protected] Twitter: @allamand UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Milenko Skoknic Tapia [email protected] Twitter: @ChileONU UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Mr. Frank Tressler Zamorano [email protected] Twitter: @ChileONUGinebra Colombia President Mr.Iván Duque Márquez [email protected] Twitter: @IvanDuque Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar [email protected] Twitter: @CancilleriaCol UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mrs. María Emma Mejía Vélez [email protected] Twitter: @ColombiaONU UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Adriana del Rosario Mendoza Agudelo [email protected] Costa Rica President Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada Twitter: @CarlosAlvQ Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Manuel González Sanz [email protected] Twitter: @CRcancilleria UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Juan Carlos Mendoza-García [email protected] Twitter: @jcmendozagarcia UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Shara Duncan Villalobos [email protected] Twitter: @CRONUGVA Cuba President Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel Twitter: @DiazCanelB Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Bruno Eduardo Rodriguéz Parrilla [email protected] Twitter: @ForeignCuba UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo [email protected] Twitter: @AnayansiRCamejo UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Lester Delgado Sánchez [email protected] Twitter: @CUBAONU Dominican Republic President Mr. Luis Abinader Twitter: @luisabinader Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Andres Navarro Garcia [email protected] Twitter: @Abahoruco UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Jose Blanco [email protected] Twitter: @pepeblancoEP UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Francisco A. Caraballo [email protected] Ecuador President Mr. Lenin Moreno Twitter: @Lenin Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. José Valencia Amores [email protected] Twitter: @CancilleriaEc UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Luis Gallegos Chiriboga [email protected] Twitter: @MisionEcuONUNY UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Mr. Emilio Rafael Izqiuierdo Miño [email protected] El Salvador President Mr. Nayib Bukele [email protected] Twitter: @nayibbukeleSv_ Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hugo Martínez Twitter: @HugoMartinezSV UN Ambassdor in New York H.E. Mr. Ruben Ignacio Zamora Rivas [email protected] Twitter: @ElSalvadorUN UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli [email protected] Grenada Prime Minister Mr. Keith Mitchell [email protected] Twitter: @govgd Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Peter David [email protected] UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Ms. Keisha A. McGuire [email protected] Twitter: @GrenadaUN UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Georges Cohen [email protected] Guatemala President Mr. Alejandro Giammattei Twitter: @DrGiammattei Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Pedro Brolo [email protected] Twitter: @MinexGt UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Luis António Lam Padilla [email protected] Twitter: @GuatemalaONU UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Carla María Rodriguez Mancia [email protected] Guyana President Mr. Irfaan Ali [email protected] Twitter: @MOTPGuyana Prime Minister Mr. Moses Nagamootoo [email protected] Twitter: @opmguyana Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hugh Todd [email protected] UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Rudolph Michael Ten-Pow [email protected] Twitter: @UNGuyana UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Mr. Neville Totaram [email protected] Haiti President Jovenel Moise [email protected] Twitter: @moisejovenel Prime minister Mr. Joseph Jouthe Twitter: @JoutheJoseph Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Claude Joseph [email protected] Twitter: @claudejoseph03 UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Antonio Rodrigue [email protected] UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Pierre André Dunbar [email protected] Twitter: @Haiti_UNOG Honduras President Mr. Juan Orlando Hernández [email protected] Twitter: @JuanOrlandoH Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Maria Dolores Agüero Lara [email protected] Twitter: @CubaMINREX UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Flores [email protected] Twitter: @ONUHN UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Giampaolo Carmelo Rizzo Alvarado [email protected] Twitter: @HondurasGinebra Jamaica Prime Minister Mr. Andrew Holness [email protected] Twitter: @AndrewHolnessJM Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms. Kamina Johnson Smith [email protected] Twitter: @mfaftja UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Courtenay Rattray [email protected] Twitter: @courtenayrat UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Cheryl Spencer [email protected] Mexico President Mr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador [email protected] Twitter: @lopezobrador_ Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Marcelo Ebrard [email protected] Twitter: @m_ebrard UN Ambassador in New York H.E. 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Mr. Julio Cesar Arriola Ramirez [email protected] Twitter: @mreparaguay UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Mr. Julio César Peralta Rodas [email protected] Peru President Mr. Martín Vizcarra [email protected] Twitter: @MartinVizcarraC Prime Minister Mr. Walter Martos [email protected] Twitter: @WalterMartosR Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Nestor Popolizio [email protected] Twitter: @CancilleriaPeru UN Ambassador in New York H.E. Mr. Gustavo Adolfo Meza-Cuadra Velásquez [email protected] UN Ambassador in Geneva H.E. Ms. Silvia Elena Alfaro Espinosa [email protected] Saint Kitts & Nevis Prime Minister Mr. Timothy Harris [email protected] Twitter: @pmharriskn Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hon. Mark A.G. Brantley [email protected] Twitter: @skngov UN Ambassador in
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