[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 105 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1336]
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   HONORING JAMAICAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, HER EXCELLENCY 
                          AUDREY PATRICE MARKS

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                         HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 15, 2010

  Ms. CLARKE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the first female 
Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Patrice 
Marks. Ambassador Marks is serving as Jamaica's tenth Ambassador to the 
United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of 
American States (OAS). She assumed office May 17, 2010. Ambassador 
Marks holds both a Bachelor and Master degrees in Business 
Administration from the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, 
and Nova University, Florida, USA, respectively. Prior to her 
appointment as Ambassador, Ms. Marks served on several private and 
public sectors Boards, including being Deputy Chairman of the Urban 
Development Corporation (UDC), Chairman of the Central Wastewater 
Treatment Company Limited (CWTC), Chair of the Tourism Product 
Development Company (TPDCo), Director of the Board of RBTT Securities 
Jamaica Limited, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), National Health Fund 
(NHF), the University of the West Indies (Mona School of Business). She 
holds the distinction of being the first female President of the 
American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), an organization which 
promotes investment and trade between the United States and Jamaica.
  ``As a Jamaican American woman, and the Representative of one of the 
largest districts of first and second generation Jamaican immigrants, 
it is truly my honor to recognize and commend Ambassador Marks for her 
accomplishments. She has indeed made history through her appointment. 
Ambassador Marks is well equipped to serve the country of Jamaica. With 
her talent and expertise, I am positive that she will help bring 
Jamaica and its people into a new era of prosperity and strengthen 
U.S.-Jamaican relations to create a more secure and stable hemisphere.

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