Ambassador of the Republic of Germany His Excellency Hans-Ulrich Lunscken, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Germany, was accompanied by Annett Greiner, First Secretary of the German embassy. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, and protocol attaché Marcos Hernandez Sosa and Major Eliadez Vargas Moraga, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador His Excellency Universi Zambrano, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador, was accompanied by his wife Teresa Pico Moreira, Counselor Alba Coello de Barboza and Third Secretary Noralma Vera Amath. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Miguel Lamazares Cuello, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, as well as protocol attaché Nora Alberteris Monterrey and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Palacios Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of the Republic of Peru His Excellency Jose Martin Yrigoyen, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Peru, was accompanied by Chief Counselor Felix Vasquez Solis and Counselor Juan German Koster. For the Cuban part, protocol director Angel Reigosa de la Cruz, ambassador Matias Chapeaux –expert of the Department of Special Diplomatic Affairs, protocol attaché Raul Revilla Parada, and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Perez Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, were present at the ceremony.

Ambassador of Mexico His Excellency Jose Ignacio Piñas Rojas, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Mexico, was accompanied by Her Excellency Blanca Estela de Piña, Chief Counselor Gilberto Limon Enriquez, and First Secretary Olga Beatriz Garcia Guillen. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Andres Garcia, director and head of director of protocol, respectively, protocol attaché Ernesto Pulgaron Blanco, and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Manuel Blanco Piloto, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of Mongolia His Excellency Gombo Byambadorj, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Mongolia, was accompanied by his wife Davuu Amarjargal, and Counselor Babar Tserendorj. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, protocol attaché Marcos Hernandez Sosa, and First Lieutenant Hector Segura Silva, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

IN SOLEMN AUDIENCE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2005, JUAN ALMEIDA BOSQUE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE, ACCOMPANIED BY BRUNO RODRIGUEZ PADILLA, SENIOR DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, RECEIVED THE LETTERS OF CREDENCE FROM THE HANDS OF THE NEW AMBASSADORS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS, THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IVORY COAST.

Ambassador of the Bahamas His Excellency Carlton Leroy Wright, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, was accompanied his wife Audrey Wright and consular officer Nestor Sands. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, and First Lieutenant Hector Segura Silva, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassadress of the Kingdom of Belgium Her Excellency Claudia de Maesschalck, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadress of the Kingdom of Belgium, was accompanied by First Secretary Cecile Thoen de Vielma. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Andres Gonzalez Garrido, director and head of protocol, respectively, protocol attaché Nora Alberteris Monterrey, and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Palacios Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of the Republic of Ivory Coast His Excellency Yao Koffi Charles, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Ivory Coast, was accompanied by Judicial Counselor Enrique Tellez Pacheco and Chief Counselor Abie Marcelin. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Marcos Hernandez Sosa, director of protocol and protocol attaché, respectively, protocol attaché Raul Revilla, and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Perez Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of Italy His Excellency Domenico Vecchioni, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Italy, was accompanied by Counselor Laura Carpini, and Chief Consular and Administrative Officer Lucio Taglione. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Mario Garcia Delgado, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, Gabriel Tiel Capote, Chief of Protocol, and Major Vladimir Martinez Mendez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of St. Vincent & the Grenadines His Excellency Dexter Eversleigh Maxwell Rose, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, was accompanied by a Cuban entourage made up of protocol director Angel Reigosa de la Cruz, Rafael Hernandez Martinez –Chief of the Department of Special Diplomatic Affairs- and Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Perez Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Republic of Panama His Excellency Anel Omar Rodriguez Barrera, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Republic of Panama, was accompanied by Consul General Rolando Barrow. For the Cuban part, For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, protocol attaché Marcos Hernandez Sosa, and Major Luis Guevara Mastrapa, Chief of staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of the State of Palestine His Excellency Ibrahim Mohammed Al-zaben, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the State of Palestine, was accompanied by Counselor Abdullah Younes Younes, and First Secretary Majed Abu Al Hawa. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Mario Garcia Delgado, director and deputy of protocol, respectively, protocol official Marco Hernandez Sosa, and Major Vladimir Martinez Mendez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of UkraineHis Excellency Olexandr Gnyedykh, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine, was accompanied by Counselor Victor Kharaminskyi, First Secretary Mykola Basha, and Second Secretary Sergiy Solodovnyk. For the Cuban part, Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Miguel Lamazares, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, Orlando Alvarez, Head of the Department of Protocol Programming and Related Activities, and Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Palacios Gonzalez, Chief of Staff of the Military House, attended the ceremony.

Ambassador of Ireland His Excellency Dermot Brangan, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ireland, was accompanied for the Cuban part by Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Antonio Rodriguez Valcarcel, director and deputy director of protocol, respectively, protocol official Faustino Madrazo Madrazo, and Major Jorge Gonzalez Esposito, Chief of Staff of the Military House.

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand His Excellency Ravee Hongsaprabhas, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, was accompanied by Second Secretary Nilobol Pimdee and Honorary Consul Jorge Manuel Vera Gonzalez. For the Cuban part, For the Cuban part, Protocol Director Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Gabriel Tiel Capote, Chief of Protocol Ceremonial Department, protocol attaché Julio Enrique Pujol Torres, and First Lieutenant Hector Segura Silva, Chief of Staff of the Military House, were present at the ceremony.

Ambassador of Pakistan His Excellency Khalid Aziz Babar, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, was accompanied for the Cuban part by Protocol Director Angel Reigosa de la Cruz and Rafael Hernandez Martinez, Chief of the Special Diplomatic Affairs Department, and Lieutenant Israel Oris Echevarria, Chief of Staff of the Military House.

At the end of the ceremonies, the ambassadors of the State of Palestine, Ukraine and the Kingdom of Thailand, with their respective entourages, laid wreaths at the Jose Marti Memorial Monument.