Farewell to Ambassador Harold Forsyth of Peru

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.

Dear colleagues, on behalf of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and the Dominican Republic, members of the Central American Integration System (SICA), I offer these words of farewell to Ambassador Harold Forsyth, Permanent Representative of Peru, who, with more than forty-five years in the Peruvian diplomatic service, has defended the interests of his country within the Organization of American States (OAS) with dignity.

Ambassador Forsyth took up his post in the midst of the pandemic, and within a few months it fell to him to chair the work of the Permanent Council, where his academic training and vast diplomatic experience contributed significantly to consensus and to the constructive debate of ideas and positions, always bearing in mind the geographic and ideological diversity of the countries that make up this Organization.

Ambassador Forsyth, we are certain that you will continue to contribute to the search for solutions, the defense of democracy, the protection of human rights, the visibility of the rights of women and the fight against corruption, among other subjects.

Wherever you may be, just as you did during your time in this hemispheric body, we wish you every success in your new functions, and you will always have colleagues and friends in this Organization and in our respective countries.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.