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  • Governor General, His Excellency Arthur D. Hanna; U.S. Chargè d’Affaires a.i., Timothy Zuñiga-Brown and Mrs. Christine Brown; Lt. Cmdr. Janice Smith, Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation at official cake cutting on July 4th U.S. Embassy celebrates 4th of July in Nassau

    On July 4, Americans around the world observed the 233rd Anniversary of Independence of the United States of America. Here in Nassau the celebration was held at Liberty Overlook on Thursday, July 2. U.S. Chargè d’Affaires a.i, Timothy Zúñiga-Brown and Governor General His Excellency Arthur D. Hanna gave remarks.
  • Larry Elliott, Abraham Lincoln re-enactor; U.S. Chargè d’Affaires a.i. Timothy Zúñiga-Brown; Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell and Mrs. Russell at official cake cutting ceremony in Freeport. US Embassy celebrates 4th of July on Grand Bahama

    The U.S. Embassy celebrated the 233rd Anniversary of the Independence of the United States of America with two celebrations this year, the first in Freeport, Grand Bahama on July 1 and the second in Nassau on July 2. This was the first time that the Embassy hosted an official Independence event on Grand Bahama.

  • Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln re-enactors Larry and Mary Elliott at 4th of July event in Nassau Abraham and Mrs. Lincoln re-enactors in Nassau

    Abraham and Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln re-enactors participated in several 4th of July events in Freeport and Nassau. On June 30, they were hosted by the Bahamas Historical Society in a performance at the Embassy. On July 1, they travelled to Freeport and performed at the YMCA Summer camp.

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Americas Competitiveness Forum

The Americas Competitiveness Forum - 2007

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez hosted the inaugural Americas Competitiveness Forum on June 11–12, 2007, in Atlanta. The Bahamas was represented by Calvin Knowles, Managing Director of the Bahamas Development Bank.

The Americas Competitiveness Forum provided a venue for government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to come together with leaders from the private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations, to explore cutting edge ideas and best practices in several key areas of competitiveness.

The ACF’s main tracks were:

  • sparking and sustaining innovation
  • creating solutions in education and workforce development
  • designing successful global supply chain strategies
  • fostering small business development and growth

This forum was more than a discussion; it served as a launching pad for a continued, practical dialogue on competitiveness in the Western Hemisphere.

For more information, including the final report from the conference, please use the following link.

http://trade.gov/competitiveness/ACF/