Report of the Leo S. Rowe Fund

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. We wish to thank the Permanent Mission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for its leadership and great work on the Leo S. Rowe Fund Committee and, at the same time, we congratulate it on its reelection and wish it further success.

The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic wishes to recognize the hard work of the members of the Fund Committee and of all the officials and staff who work fervently so that men and women can obtain student loans, increase their knowledge, secure better employment and, in many cases, take part in the development of their countries.

It has been remarkable how each of them has applied the best formulas so that the beneficiaries of the loans could carry on in these very difficult times that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought us. We wish to give special thanks to Ms. Lina Sevillano and her staff for all the hours devoted to assisting the loan beneficiaries and improving their conditions, especially this year.

Finally, we wish to applaud the good offices of the donors. We hope that these, and their donations, may increase, so that more students and employees of the Organization of American States (OAS) can benefit from the loan program the Fund offers.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair.