{"id":140805,"date":"2021-11-01T15:46:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T19:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=140805"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:46:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T19:46:53","slug":"united-states-congratulates-antigua-and-barbuda-on-40-years-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/united-states-congratulates-antigua-and-barbuda-on-40-years-of-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"United States congratulates Antigua and Barbuda on 40 years of independence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On behalf of the government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the people of Antigua and Barbuda on the 40th\u00a0anniversary of your independence.<\/p>

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The United States values the partnership of Antigua and Barbuda to create a healthier, safer, and more prosperous Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Our work together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic delivered personal protective equipment to frontline workers,\u00a0procured\u00a0equipment for COVID-19 detection and patient monitoring,\u00a0and facilitated the provision of\u00a0tens of\u00a0thousands of vaccines by the U.S. government to the people of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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Our juvenile justice and crime prevention programs continue to build safer communities.\u00a0 We are proud that U.S. technology and innovation\u00a0support\u00a0power generation in Antigua and Barbuda and\u00a0a path to reducing carbon emissions.<\/p>

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Confident in our friendship and our shared democratic values,\u00a0I wish the people of Antigua and Barbuda a happy Independence Day.<\/span><\/p>\n

ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE<\/a><\/p>

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On behalf of the government of the United States and the American people, I congratulate the people of Antigua and Barbuda on the 40th\u00a0anniversary of your independence. The United States values the partnership of Antigua and Barbuda to create a healthier, safer, and more prosperous Caribbean. 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