Dr Rowley congratulates US president-elect Biden and VP Harris

“[…] Warmest welcome and congratulations to United States president-elect Joe Biden [and] extend a special accolade to vice president-elect Kamala Harris as we acknowledge her Caribbean roots…”

The following is a press statement from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the positions of United States president and vice-president respectively:

Photo: Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley (left) shares a laugh with then US vice president Joe Biden during the US Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit at the State Department in Washington on 4 May 2016.
(Copyright AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, on behalf of the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago, extends warmest welcome and congratulations to United States president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris.

Given the close familial ties of both our countries and our joint economic and security connections, we look forward to the strengthening of those bonds in the months and years ahead.

We, as Caribbean people filled with pride, extend a special accolade to vice president-elect Kamala Harris as we acknowledge her Caribbean roots and wish both office holders a very successful term—not only for the American citizens but for all the people of the world.

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