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REMARKS
BY THE HON. FREDERICK MITCHELL, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC
SERVICE, THE BAHAMAS, AT THE MEXICAN AWARDS CEREMONY 17TH AUGUST
2005
DIPLOMATIC ROOM
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Dr.
Patricia Rodgers, Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms.
Barbara Fox
Honorary Vice Consul
Mexico
Senior
Officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their staff
Our
seven Mexican Scholarship Award recipients
Ladies
and Gentleman
Good
morning
I
AM PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO JOIN YOU IN OUR FIRST
MEXICAN
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY.
WE
ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE SEVEN BAHAMIANS WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED FULL
SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURSUE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, SPANISH AND
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
THE
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT, THROUGH ITS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ISSUED A
“CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO CITIZENS OF THE BAHAMAS” TO STUDY THE
SPANISH LANGUAGE AND PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AT MEXICAN ACADEMIC
INSTITUTIONS.
THE
GRANTS ARE BEING OFFERED FOR A FOUR TO FIVE YEAR PERIOD IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, COMMUNICATION SCIENCE, POLITICAL
SCIENCE, FOREIGN TRADE, ECONOMICS, NURSING, AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING,
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, FORESTRY ENGINEERING, LIVESTOCK ENGINEERING,
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING,
LINGUISTICS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, TOURISM AND A DIPLOMA IN SPANISH.
THE
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT “CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CITIZENS OF THE
BAHAMAS” WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY.
I
ENCOURAGE YOU, MS. SHERRY JOHNSON, MR. RENALDO SMITH, MS. TELIA SHEARER,
MS. BIANCA BROWN, MS. KIMIKO KNOWLES, MS. CHANNELL JOSEY AND MR. GLENN
MCPHEE, TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ALL THAT YOU
CAN; TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE; AND, UPON YOUR RETURN, TO PLAY A ROLE IN
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.
I
WANT TO EXPRESS, ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, MY SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE THAT THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN, SO THAT BAHAMIANS
COULD REALIZE THEIR DREAMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THEREBY, CONTRIBUTE
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAHAMAS.
I
CONGRATULATE YOU, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, AND WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN
YOUR STUDIES.
THANK
YOU.
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