WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2022 — His Excellency Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, received two honours in New Orleans, Lousianna, this past weekend.
The first came from members of the New Orleans City Council and the other from the Honourable Latoya Cantrell, Mayor of the City.
The Ambassador was invited to the City in an effort by officials there to deepen the relationship between The Bahamas and Louisiana, and by etension The United States generally.
Mr. Jones, who spoke at a reception held in his honour, said the many introductions and interactions with New Orleanians, native Louisianans and members of Bahamian diaspora, proved to be beneficial and resourceful for the further growth and development of relations between the Bahamas and that State.
Ambassador Jones underscored the need to build on the synegistic relationshp in the areas of culture and touristic development. The Ambassador said that both New Orleans and The Bahamas are receiving millions of visitors each year and the need to collaborate in the tourism industry can only be mutually beneficial.
