(CMC) \u2013 Grenada\u2019s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Yolande Smith on Wednesday assumed the interim Chair of the OAS Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CIDI).<\/p>\n
Recalling that leaders of the region recently adopted a digital transformation agenda at the IX Summit of the Americas, Ambassador Smith said her delegation looked forward to working with member states \u201cto engage in a series of concrete discussions on hemispheric priorities and good practices which can lead to enhanced regional cooperation under a theme of digital transformation\u201d.<\/p>\n
Permanent Representative of Panama and outgoing Chair of CIDI, Mar\u00eda del Carmen Roquebert, highlighted the advancement of women in OAS leadership positions, noting that her predecessor was also a woman, Ambassador Audrey Marks of Jamaica.<\/p>\n
She also stressed the need to continue with efforts to help member states through the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe regional challenges compounded by the pandemic have been guiding the work of the OAS and therefore CIDI. We have a collective responsibility to ensure that we all recover,\u201d Ambassador Roquebert said.<\/p>\n
The Chair of CIDI rotates among member states every six months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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