Farewell to Ambassador Sidney Collie of The Bahamas

Permanent Council · Regular meeting
Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.

Ambassador Josué Fiallo, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
As Chair of the Permanent Council

Full minutes of the meeting: CP/ACTA 2352/21

The meeting

Regular meeting · CP/ACTA 2352/21 · Dominican Chair · order of business

Aprobación del orden del día
Informe Final de la Misión de Observación Electoral de la OEA de las elecciones generales y regionales realizadas el 2 de marzo de 2020 en la República Cooperativa de Guyana
Conmemoración del Día Internacional contra la Corrupción
Propuestas de la Secretaría General de la OEA con relación a las instrucciones contenidas en la resolución CP/RES. 1187 (2350/21) “Adecuaciones de los Trabajos de los Órganos, Organismos y Entidades de la Organización de los Estados Americanos”
Conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Personas con Discapacidad
Despedida al Embajador Sidney S. Collie, Representante Permanente del Commonwealth de las Bahamas
Despedida al Embajador Anton E. Edmunds, Representante Permanente de Santa Lucía
Otros asuntos

The meeting in the minutes →

Translated from the Spanish original, which is the authoritative text.

We will move to the next item on the order of business: the farewell to our colleague, Ambassador Sidney Collie. Ambassador Collie was appointed Ambassador of The Bahamas to the United States of America, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) and non-resident Ambassador to Mexico, Colombia and Malaysia on October 1, 2017, and presented his credentials to this Organization on November 15, 2017.

Ambassador Sidney Collie holds a degree in Education from the Bahamas Teachers' College, as well as a bachelor's degree from a university in Miami and a master's degree from Nova University in Florida. He has been a Senator and a Member of Parliament in his country, Minister of Lands and Local Government and, in 2010, was appointed High Commissioner to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Latin America, a post he held until 2012. In 2016 he was elected Chairman of the Free National Movement party, which won the elections a year later. During his time in our Organization, Ambassador Collie served as Vice Chair of the Permanent Council from October to December 2020 and twice as Vice Chair of the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs (CAJP).

Ambassador Sidney S. Collie, on behalf of the Permanent Council, we thank you for your contribution to the promotion of the values and principles of our Organization and wish you every success in your new endeavors.