Female U.S. Ambassador To The Bahamas Arrives

U.S. Ambassador-designate Nicole Avant recently arrived in The Bahamas to take up her post as the thirteenth U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas.

Having been sworn in earlier on September 9th, in Washington, DC. by U.S Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton, Ms Avant acknowledged, "In the area of regional security, The Bahamas plays a critical role in working together with us to monitor and protect our third border. There is no better example of multi-agency, multi-national cooperation than the success of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos – OPBAT -- which has for twenty-five years significantly reduced the deadly flow of illegal drugs through The Bahamas and ultimately to our children in the United States,” said Ms. Avant.

More background information on Ms. Avant is available at Bahamas Islands Information