By Nelson A. King
Ambassador of Antigua and
Barbuda to the Organisation
of American States (OAS), Sir
Ronald Sanders, disclosed on
Friday that Antigua and Barbuda
and St. Vincent and the
Grenadines have nominated
Ecuadorian diplomat Maria
Fernanda Espinosa for the post
of Secretary-General of the
OAS and that he has submitted
the formal nomination of
former UN General Assembly
president.
According to an Antigua and
Barbuda government statement
issued in Washington, D.C., Sir
Ronald submitted the nomination
of the former United
Nations General Assembly president,
to the current President
of the OAS Permanent Council,
Rita Claverie Diaz de Sciollion,
on behalf of Prime Ministers
Gaston Browne and Dr. Ralph
Gonsalves, the heads of government
of Antigua and Barbuda
and St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
respectively.
“We are confident that Maria
Fernanda Espinosa meets the
highest standards of personal
integrity and professional ability,”
said the letter, signed by Browne.
“The governments of Antigua
and Barbuda and St. Vincent and
the Grenadines are committed to
upholding the four pillars of the
Organization: respect for democracy
and democratic institutions,
advancing integral development
and prosperity, promoting and
defending human rights and
ensuring a multidimensional
approach to security.
Having examined Maria
Fernanda Espinosa’s record
in several capacities of high
office, including several portfolios
as Minister of Government,
Ambassador to international
organizations and President
of the United Nations General
Assembly, the Governments of
Antigua and Barbuda and St.
Vincent and the Grenadines are
convinced that she has a clear
understanding of the abovementioned
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pillars and will act
to strengthen and advance each
of them in the collective interests
of the member states of
the OAS,” Prime Ministers and
Browne added.
The election for the post of
Secretary-General will be held
in March 2020, according to the
Antigua and Barbuda Government
statement.
It said the declared contestants
are now the incumbent,
Luis Almagro; the present
Ambassador of Peru to the United
States, Hugo de Zela; and
Fernanda Espinosa.
Sanders said that “he broad
support for her from countries
in South and Central America
and the Caribbean is encouraging.
“It makes her a formidable
candidate who can deliver a new
pathway to make the OAS fit
for purpose in delivering on
the expectations of the peoples
of the Americas for peace,
progress and development,” he
said.
In her biography, Fernanda
Espinosa describes herself as
“an academic, diplomat and politician
with more than 30 years
of professional experience in
the academy, non-governmental
and international organizations,
Maria Fernanda Espinosa, president of the 73 Session of the
General Assembly. United Nations /Mark Garten
and leadership positions
within the Government of
Ecuador.”
She is regarded as an expert
in international affairs and the
United Nations, defense and
security, sustainable development,
the environment, climate
change, gender equality, and
indigenous peoples’ rights.
Fernanda Espinosa said she
has a vast experience in intergovernmental
negotiations and
is recognized as an international
advocate of multilateralism
and women’s rights and
empowerment.
Fernanda Espinosa said she
was an advisor on biodiversity
and indigenous peoples’ policy
and later regional director for
South America of the International
Union for the Conservation
of Nature, IUCN.
Antigua, SVG nominate Ecuadorian
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