Xavier Prens

Recovering Diplomat | back in Curaçao | One Kingdom, Four Countries | Caribbean | SIDS | Energy | Trade & Investment | Blue Economy

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Check this out! Fascinating stuff happening in Curaçao right now. Adding a new dimension to our Blue Economy, courtesy of “Project Proteus” by the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center.

So much more than sun, sea and sand 😎
https://t.co/eO05AuqUbu

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Decided it was time to come out of a self-imposed social media hybernation while working on the COVID-19 response team. Getting back in the groove via the Curaçao SDG Action Week!
#GlobalGoals #Curacao2030 #SDGActionWeek

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Getting briefed about all things related to our international fisheries operations by the dedicated staff of the Curaçao Fisheries Monitoring Center.

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Spending quality-time in Curaçao’s Parliament for the first time in some years. Team MEO a la carga.

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Enjoying the End of Year celebration of our friends and partners at UNHCR, together with my colleage from Aruba.

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Spent some time with colleagues from LatAm and Caribbean Region on the occasion of the launch of the newly expanded US initiative ‘America Crece’.

No regional security without regional prosperity.

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Had a great time this afternoon with fellow island professionals in DC. Thanks to Kate, Arno, Joselin and Ambassador Schuwer for their help and support. Lots of interesting talk about the Blue Economy and the need for strenght in numbers. Looking forward to the next gathering!

[Theo Peters @NLinSF]

Really enjoyed the #BayArea premiere of “Double Play”, a movie about #Curaçao🇨🇼, one of the four countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Curaçaoan identity. Thank you to Cornelius Moore, Elizabeth Gessel, and everyone of @MoADsf for hosting us! https://t.co/7zryhnqwkd

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

Congratulations @eloyroom, @jarantonia, @kenjigorre, @ginovankessel, and team @CuracaoFutbol! #GoldCup2019🇨🇼⚽

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Lots of fun with the screening of ‘Yamada’ at DC Caribbean Filmfest at AFI Silver Spring art deco movie theater. Curaçao’s rich cultural heritage on full display for all to see and enjoy, courtesy of our friends at Caribbean Filmcom NV and the Curaçao Film Office.

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Represented Curaçao at the 10th anniversary of the US-Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. Lots of talk about shared challenges throughout the region and the need to collaborate.

https://t.co/jnbwrjiXPq

[Luis Almagro @Almagro_OEA2015]

Today I met with Prime Ministers from Aruba, Evelyn Wever-Croes and Curaçao, Eugene Rhuggenaath, to discuss the #Venezuela humanitarian crisis, the migratory effects for Caribbean countries, and the need for a broader global response to the situation. #OEAconVzla

[Department of State @StateDept]

Under Secretary for Political Affairs Hale met with Prime Ministers Wever-Croes of #Aruba and Rhuggenaath of #Curaçao and reaffirmed our strong relationships, including our partnership to advance democracy and stability in the region amid the crisis in #Venezuela.

[Xavier Prens @XavierPrens]

Two Prime Ministers visiting Washington DC. Two intense days filled with excellent meetings. About the impact of the #Venezuela crisis on #Aruba and #Curaçao. About oil refineries and sanctions. And about economic opportunities vis-à-vis the USA.
@NLintheUSA

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

Important topics were the situation in #Venezuela, the impact on #Aruba and #Curaçao, and economic and energy security in the Caribbean, including the refineries in both countries. 2/2

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

Prime Ministers @EvelynPMAruba and @EugeneRhugg had meetings in Washington, D.C. with @USChamber, USAID, US Treasury, reps. Plaskett and Meeks, and more to further strengthen American ties with the Caribbean part of #KingdomNL. 🇺🇸🇦🇼🇨🇼 1/2

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

the agreement to prepare humanitarian aid for the people of #Venezuela, which can be distributed as soon as there is a permissive environment. 2/2

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

The hub for humanitarian assistance for #Venezuela in #Curaçao is now operational. On behalf of #KingdomNL, Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath signed, together with US Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands Peter Hoekstra, 1/2

[Birgitta Tazelaar @NLAmbassadorUSA]

A diverse panel kicks off the #RoadtoGES meeting in #Curaçao with prime minsters of Aruba 🇦🇼 and Curaçao 🇨🇼representing the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 next to US 🇺🇸representatives. #GES2019

[Liesje Klomp @liesjeklomp]

Arriving at Road to the #GES2019 at Curacao 🇨🇼 with delegation from Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the USA. Two days of entrepreneurship and meetings