Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica The credentials ceremony for His Excellency Clarkson Thomas, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica, was made up on the Cuban side of Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Mario Garcia Delgado, Chief and Deputy Chief of Protocol respectively, and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Palacio Gonzalez, Head of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Nepal His Excellency Madhu Raman Acharya, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Nepal, was attended on the Cuban part by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Mario Garcia Delgado, Chief and Deputy Chief of Protocol respectively, and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Manuel Blanco, Head of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana The entourage of His Excellency Samuel Otsile Outlule, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Botswana, was made up of Ms. Tabatso F. Baleseng, First Secretary, and on the Cuban part by Gabriel Tiel Capote, Head of the Protocol Ceremonial Department; Faustino Madrazo Madrazo, official at the Protocol Department, and Major Eleade Vargas Morada, Chief of the Military House.

Commander of the Revolution Juan Almeida Bosque, Vice President of the Council of State, accompanied by Marcos Rodriguez Acosta, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the ambassadors of Philippines, Chile, Swaziland and Tunisia in solemn hearings for the presentation of their credentials. At the end of each ceremony, the new ambassadors of Philippines, Chile and Tunisia and their respective entourages laid wreaths at the Jose Marti Memorial.

Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines His Excellency George B. Reyes, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Philippines, was accompanied by Ms. Lovelia C. Laping, Third Secretary, and on the Cuban part by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Miguel Lamazares Puello, Chief and Deputy Chief of Protocol respectively, Raul Revilla Parada, Protocol Attaché, and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Palacio Gonzalez, Head of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Republic of Chile The entourage of His Excellency Jaime Manuel Toha Gonzalez, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Chile, was made up of Mr. Juan Luis Nilo Valledor, Counselor, and Cristian Oschilewski Lucares, Third Secretary, while on the Cuban part the ceremony was attended by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, Chief and Deputy Chief of Protocol respectively; Faustino Madrazo Madrazo, official at the Protocol Department, and Major Eleade Vargas Morada, Chief of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Swaziland His Excellency Phesheya Mbongeni Dlamini, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Swaziland, was welcomed by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz, Chief of the Protocol Department; Gabriel Tiel Capote, Head of the Protocol Ceremonial Department, and Major Vladimir Martinez Mendez, Head of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia His Excellency Abdessalem Hetira, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia, was accompanied by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz, Chief of the Protocol Department; Rafael Hernandez Martinez, Chief of the Special Diplomatic Affairs Office, and Lieutenant Oris Echavarria, Head of the Military House.

Meeting of the Presidents of Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia Within the framework of the first anniversary of the agreements for the implementation of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), the Cuban capital was host on April 28 and 29, 2006 of a meeting and long dialogue among Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba; His Excellency Hugo Chavez Frias, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and His Excellency Evo Morales Ayma, President of the Republic of Bolivia.

Haiti’s New President Visits Cuba Taking over as leader of his country for a second time, His Excellency Rene Garcia Preval, President of the Republic of Haiti, paid a visit to Cuba on April 13, 2006. During his stay, Mr. Preval and his entourage met with Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba.