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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaica seeks to increase trade with the USA ( caricomnewsnetwork )...</span>
Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, has underscored the importance of building on the important political, economic and other relations her Caribbean nation enjoys with the United States, at the federal as well as state levels. Speaking before the 141-member Maryland House of Delegates, in the Maryland state capital, Annapolis, on Wednesday, March 30, Ambassador Marks stressed that part of her mission was also to focus on increasing trade and investment between both countries Jamaica's imports from the United States currently amount to $3.5 billion, she told the Maryland lawmakers, gathered in their 428th session. In terms of developing trade with the state of Maryland, the Jamaican diplomat declared that, while a figure has not been settled on, "we are working to ensure that that is a strong trading relationship." Ambassador Marks went on to share other aspects of the historically very strong ties between Jamaica and the United States, noting the sterling contributions to the building of "this great country, the United States of America," by generations of immigrants from Jamaica, famously beginning with one of the early Jamaican immigrants to the USA, John Brown Russworm. Among other distinctions, Russworm was among the first black graduates of a US college who went on to become a Governor of Maryland .......Liberia, the Ambassador noted to appreciative chuckles from the assembled Maryland legistlature. "We have had great immigrants from Jamaica making outstanding contributions to the human capital of this country," the Jamaican ambassador added, citing among them the retired General Colin L. Powell, former US Secretary of State, who is a son of Jamaican immigrants. She also mentioned others in the private sector and health services. The Maryland House of Delegates honored Ambassador Marks with a proclamation, recognizing her as the first female Jamaican ambassador to the United States. The proclamation was presented to her by the Speaker of the House, the Honorable Michael E. Busch, after being piloted by Jamaican-born majority whip and chair of the appropriations committee, the Honorable Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who introduced the Ambassador. While in Annapolis, Ambassador Marks also addressed the Women's Legislative Caucus of the Maryland House of Assembly, presided over by the Honorable Delegate Susan Lee. She congratulated the Caucus on being the first legislative Caucus and commented the tremendous strides they had made having attained over thirty percent membership in the House. The Ambassador's visit with the Maryland delegates is part of her ongoing efforts to strengthen relations between her country and members of the US federal government and state officials. Two weeks ago Ambassador Marks visited the state of Virginia and met with Governor Bob McDonald as well as with the President of the Virginia Manufacturers Association. Accompanying the Ambassador on her visit to the Maryland House of Delegates was Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica, Mr. Franz Hall.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaica seeks to increase trade with the USA ( caricomnewsnetwork )...</span>
Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, has underscored the importance of building on the important political, economic and other relations her Caribbean nation enjoys with the United States, at the federal as well as state levels. Speaking before the 141-member Maryland House of Delegates, in the Maryland state capital, Annapolis, on Wednesday, March 30, Ambassador Marks stressed that part of her mission was also to focus on increasing trade and investment between both countries Jamaica's imports from the United States currently amount to $3.5 billion, she told the Maryland lawmakers, gathered in their 428th session. In terms of developing trade with the state of Maryland, the Jamaican diplomat declared that, while a figure has not been settled on, "we are working to ensure that that is a strong trading relationship." Ambassador Marks went on to share other aspects of the historically very strong ties between Jamaica and the United States, noting the sterling contributions to the building of "this great country, the United States of America," by generations of immigrants from Jamaica, famously beginning with one of the early Jamaican immigrants to the USA, John Brown Russworm. Among other distinctions, Russworm was among the first black graduates of a US college who went on to become a Governor of Maryland .......Liberia, the Ambassador noted to appreciative chuckles from the assembled Maryland legistlature. "We have had great immigrants from Jamaica making outstanding contributions to the human capital of this country," the Jamaican ambassador added, citing among them the retired General Colin L. Powell, former US Secretary of State, who is a son of Jamaican immigrants. She also mentioned others in the private sector and health services. The Maryland House of Delegates honored Ambassador Marks with a proclamation, recognizing her as the first female Jamaican ambassador to the United States. The proclamation was presented to her by the Speaker of the House, the Honorable Michael E. Busch, after being piloted by Jamaican-born majority whip and chair of the appropriations committee, the Honorable Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, who introduced the Ambassador. While in Annapolis, Ambassador Marks also addressed the Women's Legislative Caucus of the Maryland House of Assembly, presided over by the Honorable Delegate Susan Lee. She congratulated the Caucus on being the first legislative Caucus and commented the tremendous strides they had made having attained over thirty percent membership in the House. The Ambassador's visit with the Maryland delegates is part of her ongoing efforts to strengthen relations between her country and members of the US federal government and state officials. Two weeks ago Ambassador Marks visited the state of Virginia and met with Governor Bob McDonald as well as with the President of the Virginia Manufacturers Association. Accompanying the Ambassador on her visit to the Maryland House of Delegates was Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Jamaica, Mr. Franz Hall.