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Antigua and Barbuda Governor General Leads Delegation to China

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - May 14, 2013 - 2:47 pm

Above: Antigua (CJ Photo)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Antigua and Barbuda Governor General Louise Lake Tack is leading a delegation to China this week.

The Governor General will be participating in a cultural forum and meeting with “key government officials,” according to a government statement.

On Saturday, Tack will deliver an address at the opening of the “Second Cultural Forum” on “Strengthening International Cooperation to Build an Ecological Civilization.”

She is being joined on the trip by Antigua Tourism Minister John Maginley and Antigua’s non-resident Ambassador to China, David Shoul.

Maginley will hold talks with officials and work to promote Antigua as a tourist destination for Chinese travelers.

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