WASHINGTON, D.C., April 6, 2024 — Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell today posted a collection of photos on Facebook and I absolutely had to share some of them with readers of my Washington, D.C. – based online publication, BAHAMAS CHRONICLE, which has a huge following among the Bahamian diaspora across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. The photos were posted with the following narrative:
“We said a fond and formal farewell to the Chinese Ambassador Dai Qingli at the British Colonial. The Prime Minister Philip Davis and Mrs Davis were there as was Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with Parliamentary Secretary Jamahl Strachan, Director General Jerusa Ali and Health Minister Michael Halkitis, along with the Diplomatic Corps and the Honorary Consular Corps. We wish Ambassador Dai (the very best) and hope she carries sand in her shoes. 5 April 2024.”
BAHAMAS CHRONICLE EDITOR’S NOTE: Born in October 1973 in Linquan County, Anhui Province of China, Ms. Dai Qingli has a Master’s degree of Arts. She has been the People’s Republic of China Ambassador to The Bahamas since 2021.
From 1996 to 2008, she was Desk officer, Attaché, Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Deputy Director, Department of Translation and Interpretation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of China
From 2008 to 2012, she was First Secretary and Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
From 2012 to 2015, she was Director and Counsellor, Department of Asian Affairs, MFA
From 2015 to 2016 she was Counsellor, Department of Translation and Interpretation, MFA
From 2016 to 2021 she was Deputy Director-General, Department of Translation and Interpretation, MFA
