St Kitts & Nevis PM Harris at National Press Club in Washington, D.C
Apart from journalists, attendees of note included William Hughes Watson, vice president and governor of the U.S. Maritime Security Council (pictured seated at far right) and Ms. Jan Du Plain, the Vice Chair of International Correspondents Committee, National Press Club and Principal of Du Plain Global Enterprises, Inc, an international Public Relations and Special Events company that represents a variety of media and cultural organizations (pictured seated next to Mr. Watson
St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Timothy Harris made a powerful presentation on Friday, May 24th, 2019 in Washington, D.C. at the National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists.
Prime Minister Harris was on official business in D.C., where over the past two days he attended an ECCB-World Bank meeting titled Digital Economy Moonshot for the Eastern Caribbean. Prime Minister Harris is also Minister of Finance for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis – the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere – and Member of the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Additionally, the Prime Minister is Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
About St. Kitts and Nevis
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is located in the northeastern Caribbean. Though small (approx. 104 square miles), St. Kitts and Nevis is fast becoming the example of a well-managed small island state.
It is a place where excellence is a given when people put their minds to it. We gave the world Alexander Hamilton, after all.
Examples of our award-winning innovations and dynamism include us having the world’s oldest Citizenship by Investment Programme – designated the World’s Most Innovative Investment Immigration Programme at the 2017 Russian Global Citizen Awards Ceremony – and an advanced information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure that is ranked in the Top 40 out of more than 170 countries on the International Telecommunication Union’s ICT Development Index, making us Number 1 in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
About the National Press Club
The Club is where news happens in the nation’s capital and it is a vigorous advocate of press freedom worldwide.
The National Press Club is known as “The Place Where News Happens.” Global leaders in government, politics, business, music, film and sport visit the Club every day.
The Club has more than 3,500 members, including journalists from every major news organization. Journalists work at the Club every day. Some also have their offices in the Press Building or close by at Treasury, the White House or on the Hill.
The Club is more than just the social and professional hub of journalistic life in D.C. – it is where news breaks and flows out to the world. It is where history can be seen in the making.
Link to Full Text of Prime Minister Harris’ Opening Statement, as prepared for delivery:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/071331ef9c500f62b34934521/files/adcda800-5245-41e3-9f19-3b6c38d765e8/PM_Harris_remarks_at_the_National_Press_Club_as_prepared_for_delivery.02.pdf
Link to Accompanying Charts referred to in PM’s Opening Statement:
https://gallery.mailchimp.com/071331ef9c500f62b34934521/files/a4ec764c-9399-4947-a434-b1cc7910f94e/Charts_for_PM_Brief_05_23_2019.01.pdf
