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For Immediate Release:                                                                                  No. 08/2008
July 5, 2008

IT'S OFFICIAL

Bridgetown, Barbados – Following a decision taken by the Caribbean Heads of Government on Friday July 4, 2008 at the 29th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community held in Antigua. Mr. Henry Gill succeeds Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal as Director-General of Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM).

The new DG, has served as CRNM’s Senior Director for the past 7 years with overarching responsibility for the technical work of the organization and leadership of the technical team.

Mr. Gill played a leading role in crafting the regional negotiating strategy pursued in CARIFORUM’s negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.

Mr. Gill, a national of Trinidad and Tobago, during the course of his professional career, has served the Region with distinction. Previously, he was Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic Integration System (SELA) based in Caracas, Venezuela. Mr. Gill has also worked in a senior capacity at the Institute for International Relations (IIR) at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago.

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