WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mikhail Bullard, an extremely competent young Bahamian diplomat with whom I worked closely when I was Press, Cultural Affairs and Information Manager at the Embassy of The Bahamas in Washington, D.C., is returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nassau.
A group of his diplomatic colleagues from other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries wished him the very best in his future endeavours at a farewell reception at The Smith Penn Quarter restaurant in downtown Washington on Wednesday, September 26.
In addition to his very impressive performance as Second Secretary at the Embassy and Alternate Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Mikhail introduced several initiatives involving Bahamians in the Diaspora, including the Embassy’s “YOUNG BAHAMIANS CONVERSATION SERIES”, which was launched on June 12, 2015, with Aisha Bowe, CEO and Founder of STEMBoard, as the first speaker.
Prior to founding STEMBoard, Ms. Bowe, an aerospace engineer, was a researcher at the NASA Ames Research Center. She gave an impressive presentation in her area of expertise in the board room of the Bahamas Embassy, 2220 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
The “YOUNG BAHAMIANS CONVERSATION SERIES,” held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, the then Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, was aimed at providing a forum for young Bahamians in the diaspora “to present and dialogue on their research or work and cultivate ideas for the betterment of The Bahamas.” It is certainly an initiative that the Embassy should revive as one of its outreach efforts to Bahamians in the diaspora.
