AMBASSADOR COLLIE PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO PRESIDENT OF COLUMBIA

Pictured from left to right: H.E. Marta Lucia Ramirez, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; H.E. Ivan Duque, President of Colombia; H.E. Sidney Collie, Non-Resident Ambassador of The Bahamas to Colombia; and Ms. Maria Paula Correa, Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Colombia..

BOGOTA, Colombia — His Excellency Sidney Collie, Non-Resident Ambassador of The Bahamas to Colombia, presented Letters of Credence to His Excellency Ivan Duque, President of the Republic of Colombia, on 30 June 30, 2021.

Pictured from left to right: Mrs. Mavis Johnson-Collie, wife of Ambassador Collie; H.E. Ivan Duque, President of Colombia; H.E. Sidney Collie, Non-Resident Ambassador of The Bahamas to Colombia; and Ms. Maria Paula Correa, Chief of Staff of the Presidency of Colombia.

Ambassador Collie, based in Washington, D.C., is Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS). He was one of 21 ambassadors presenting credentials to President Duque.

President Duque committed to strengthening the Government of Colombia’s bilateral relationship with the Government of The Bahamas.

Prior to his presentation to President Duque, Ambassador Collie presented copies of his Letters of Credence to Her Excellency Marta Lucia Ramirez, Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. In addition to discussions on matters of mutual interest, Ambassador Collie acknowledged the long-standing friendship between The Bahamas and Colombia and thanked the Government of Colombia for its contributions to The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

Ambassador Collie also serves as Non-Resident Ambassador of The Bahamas to Mexico.