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United States chargée d’affaires in T&T, Dr Jenifer Neidhart de Ortiz, yesterday commended Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for publicly challenging authoritarian leadership in the region and speaking on behalf of citizens living under restrictive governments.
Addressing the Women in Leadership Conference hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (Amcham T&T), Neidhart de Ortiz highlighted Persad-Bissessar’s willingness to speak against undemocratic governance in parts of the hemisphere.
“Thank you, Madame Prime Minister, for speaking for those who don’t have a right to speak,” she said, referencing the struggles faced by people living in countries where citizens cannot freely criticise government actions.
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