SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR LIST FEBRUARY, 2020 DIPLOMATIC AND Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Commerce CONSULAR LIST Prepared by: FEBRUARY The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Commerce 2020 This Diplomatic List will be updated every six months and can also be accessed via the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ website http://www.gov.vc Kindly report all changes to the Protocol Department within the Ministry in order for changes to be included in the next edition as they occur (new addresses, arrivals, departures, promotions etc). 2 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TRADE & COMMERCE 3RD FLOOR ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING BAY STREET, KINGSTOWN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1 784 456 2060 OR 1 784 456 1111 EXT. 319 OR 880 FAX NUMBER: 1 784 456 2610 EMAIL ADDRESSES: [email protected] [email protected] PROTOCOL AND CONSULAR Telephone No: 1 784 457 1489 or Ext. 362 BILATERAL UNIT Telephone No: 1 784 456 2067 or Ext. 323 MULTILATERAL UNIT Ext. 316 FOREIGN MINISTER Honourable Sir Louis Straker PERMANENT SECRETARY Mrs. Sandy Peters-Phillips FOREIGN POLICY AND RESEARCH Director – Mr. Mozart Carr BILATERAL UNIT Ms. Tamira Browne Senior Foreign Service Officer Mrs. Karlene Jackson Desk Officer Asia and Oceania Mr. Emil Dougan Desk Officer Americas Mr. Ed Dunbar Desk Officer Europe and Middle East Ms. Aliaka Jones Desk Officer Africa 3 MULTILATERAL UNIT Ms. Oslyn Porter Senior Foreign Service Officer Ms. Alicia Medica Desk Officer OECS, CARICOM, ACS Mr. Marshall Barnwell Desk Officer United Nations Mr. Westford Joseph Desk Officer United Nations Ms. Nioka Peters Desk Officer OAS, CELAC, ALBA, ACP- CARIFORUM Mr. Kyle Providence Desk Officer Commonwealth PROTOCOL AND CONSULAR Ms. Glenda Abraham Ms. Ena Walters Ms. Nyoka Ashton Ms. Melissa Roache Ms. Shemma Sayers Mr. Broderick Francis Ms. Jollan Thomas Ms. Jadese Smith Communication Officer Ms. Janiel Frederick TRADE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1 784 456 2442 OR 1 784 456 1111 EXT. 315/504 FAX NUMBER: 1 784 456 2610 EMAIL ADDRESSES: [email protected] [email protected] DIRECTOR OF TRADE Mrs. Okolo John-Patrick 4 CONTENTS PAGES RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES 6 RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES CONTACT DETAILS 7 - 8 REPRESENTATIVES – RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT 9 - 14 (In Order of Precedence) AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE 15 REGIONAL MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 16 - 24 DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS ACCREDITED TO ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 25 - 56 NON-RESIDENT INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS ACCREDITED TO ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 57 - 62 INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 63 - 66 HONORARY CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVES IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 67 - 74 OVERSEAS DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS AND CONSULATES OF SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 75 - 80 SVG JOINT OVERSEAS DIPLOMATIC MISSION AND CONSULATES 81- 82 SVG OVERSEAS HONORARY CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE 83 - 95 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL OFFICES OF SVG 96 REGISTER OF NATIONAL DAYS 97 - 103 DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS TO SVG 104 – 112 TABLE OF PRECEDENCE FOR ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 113 - 114 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES – 2020 115 5 LIST OF RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVES (In Order of Precedence) Mission and Representative Date of Accreditation Republic of China (Taiwan) H.E. Mr. Calvin Chen-Huan Ho (m) 10th April, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Resident) Republic of Cuba H. E. Mr. José Manuel Leyva Ventura (m) 12th December, 2019 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Resident) United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) 21st August, 2019 Mr. Steve Moore (m) Resident British Commissioner (Resident) Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela H.E. Francisco Manuel Perez Santana (m) Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (designate) tba (Resident) N.B: Please note that the (m) following the Ambassador’s name means married 6 RESIDENT EMBASSIES -CONTACT INFORMATION REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) National Day: 10th October Address: Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Murray Road P.O. Box 878 Kingstown ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Telephone: 1 784 456 2431 Fax: 1 784 456 2913 Email: [email protected], [email protected] AMBASSADOR: H. E. Mr. Calvin Chen- Huan Ho (m) Minister Counsellor: Mr. James Chou First Secretary: Ms. Ellen Tseng Second Secretary: Ms. Huiting Lien Third Secretary: Ms. Hanna Cheng Third Secretary: Ms. Lucie Husiang Wang Opening Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday CUBA National Day: 1st January Address: Embassy of the Republic of Cuba Ratho Mill P. O. Box 2407 Kingstown ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Telephone: 1 784 458 5844/1784 456 8798 Fax: 1 784 456 9344 Email: [email protected] [email protected] AMBASSADOR: H. E. Mr. José Manuel Leyva Ventura (m) Consul: Mrs. Tatiana Anyel Zúñiga Góngora (Spouse) Opening Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday 7 VENEZUELA Independence Day: 5th July Address: Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Sutherland’s Building Murray Road P. O Box. 852 Kingstown ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Telephone: 1 784 456 1374/1784 456 2776 Fax: 1 784 457 1934 Email: [email protected] Head of Mission: H.E. Mr. Francisco Manuel Perez Santana (m) Second Secretary: Ms. Natasha Pineda Marquez Opening Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND) Address: British High Commission 2nd Floor, Reigate Building Granby Street Kingstown Telephone: 1 784 491 0847/1 784 457 0784/1784 493 7293 Email: [email protected] Resident British Commissioner: Mr. Steve Moore (m) Political and Projects Officer: Mr. Seon Samuel Opening Hours: 7:45 a.m. to 12:00, 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m to 1:00p.m. Fridays 8 LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES – RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT (In Order of Precedence) MISSION AND REPRESENTATIVE Date of Accreditation United States of America H. E. Linda Swartz Taglialatela 9th March, 2016 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Kingdom of Netherlands H.E. Jules Bijl 9th March, 2016 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Nicaragua H.E. Valdrack Ludwig Jaentschke Witaker 15th March, 2016 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Saint Lucia H.E. Ms. Elma Gene-Isaac 2nd May, 2017 Ambassador to CARICOM & the OECS Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) France H.E. Mr. Phillippe Ardanaz 13th February, 2017 Ambassador (Non-resident) Delegation of the European Union H. E. Mrs. Daniela Tramacere 13th February, 2017 Ambassador/Head of Delegation (Non-resident) Argentina H. E. Mrs. Ana C. Pisano 13th February, 2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) 9 Kingdom of Morocco H. E Mr. Abderrahim Kadmiri Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 15th February, 2017 (Non-resident) South Africa H. E. Mrs. Xoliswa Nomathamsanqa Ngwevela High Commissioner 15th February, 2017 (Non-resident) Georgia H. E. Mr. Kaha Imnadze Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 15th February, 2017 (Non-resident) Austria H.E. Mrs. Marianne Feldmann Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 15th February, 2017 (Non-resident) Finland H.E. Jukka Pietikainen Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 20th March, 2017 (Non-resident) Sweden H. E. Ms. Elisabeth Eklund Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 28th March, 2017 (Non-resident) Palestine H.E. Dr. Linda Sobeh Ali Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 8th March, 2017 (Non-resident) Switzerland H. E. Mr. Didier Chassot Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 13th June, 2017 (Non-resident) 10 Canada H.E. Marie Legault 13th July, 2017 High Commissioner (Non-resident) Spain H. E. Javier Maria Carbajosa Sanchez Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 7th August, 2017 (Non-resident) United Kingdom H.E. Mrs. Janet Douglas High Commissioner 14th August, 2017 (Non-resident) Indonesia H.E. Mochammad Luthfie Witto’Eng 26th October, 2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Vietnam H.E. Mr. Dao Thanh Chung Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 26th October, 2017 (Non-resident) Czech Republic H.E. Mr. Vladimir Eisenbruk Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 20th November, 2017 (Non-resident) Norway H.E. Mrs. Ingrid Mollestad 21st November, 2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Mexico H.E. Mr. Oscar Arturo Esparza-Vargas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 27th November, 2017 (Non-resident) 11 Republic of China (Taiwan) H.E. Mr. Calvin Chen-Huan Ho 10th April, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Resident) Russia H.E. Alexander S. Kurmaz Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 17th April, 2018 (Non-resident) El Salvador H.E. Raymundo Rodriguez-Diaz 17th July, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Republic of Ghana H.E. Napoleon Abdulai 23rd July, 2018 High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Ecuador H.E. Maria Augusta Calle Andrade 30th July, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) South Korea H.E. Mr. Sung Moonup 21st August, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) New Zealand H.E. Anton Mark Ojala 25th October, 2018 High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) Chile H.E. Juan Aníbal Barría 26th October, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Non-resident) 12 Republic of India H.E. Mr. Mahender Singh Kanyal 21st January,