And, in other diplomatic news, the Organization of American States today bid farewell to its Assistant Secretary General, Nestor Mendez. He was the first Belizean to ever be elected to that post - and he served 10 distinguished years. Today, at his farewell, he had a heartfelt shout out to Belize:
Nestor Mendez, Demits Office as ASG, OAS
"But I want to thank my country, Belize. I want to thank that beautiful, small, unique gem in Central America, the bastion of democracy and stability. A place where a young man from a village, growing up in the rural north of Belize, can dream big and work hard and get an education and make it to be Ambassador of Belize to the United States and the OAS, and then make it to be elected to be the Assistant Secretary General of this organization."
"That is the country where I come from, and I know I'm extremely blessed and I'm so proud. Thank you to my country."
