This is Guatemala’s second time in the Chair, having previously occupied the post in 1998 and served in the positions of Vice Chairman and Rapporteur at various times throughout the ACS’ eleven year existence.

Historically, this country has taken a very active role in the activities of Special Committees as well, and was a member of the Executive Board of the Special Fund for five consecutive years. Guatemala has also taken a great interest in the area of Natural Disasters and held a seat on that Committee’s Executive Board in 2004 and 2005.

Guatemala ’s delegation to the 11 th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Council was headed by the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Héctor Iván Espinoza Farfán. That country’s term as Chairman began at the end of that Ministerial Council Meeting and will run until the close of the 12 th meeting of the Council.

The list of members of the Executive Board elected to serve for 2006 is availble below:

Executive Board of the Ministerial Council
Special Committee on Budget and Administration
Special Committee on Trade
Special Committee on Transport
Special Committee on Sustainable Tourism
Special Committee on Natural Disasters
Council of National Representatives of the Special Fund

About the ACS

The Association of Caribbean States is the organization for consultation, cooperation and concerted action in trade, transport, sustainable tourism and natural disasters in the Greater Caribbean. Its Member States are Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Venezuela. Its Associate Members are Aruba , France on behalf of French Guiana , Guadeloupe , and Martinique , and the Netherlands Antilles .

For further information, please contact:

Denise Lewis Martínez
Communications Officer
Association of Caribbean States
E-mail: communications@acs-aec.org
Tel : 1-868-622-9575
Fax : 1-868-622-1653