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DIVISIONS O D OF THE M MINISTRY The Admi policies es resources nistration and stablished by s matters of th ADMINISTR d Human Res y relevant auth he Ministry (H RATION AND sources Divisi horities relatin Headquarters D HUMAN RE ion (AHRD) is ng to the orga and Missions SOURCES DI s responsible anisational, ad s and the Pas IVISION mentation of for the imple dministrative and human .

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AHRD is a physical a improve th also responsi and financial r he organizatio ble for recom resources and on, administra mmending to t d issues and ation and ope he Permanen relevant syst erations of the nt Secretary p ems e.g., info e Ministry, Mis policies (regar ormation syste ssions and Pa rding human, ems) that wou uld e. assport Office Overview AFRICA A/ASIA/EURO OPE The Africa pertaining also atten Western H a, Asia and E g to the relatio nds to bilatera Hemisphere ( urope (Bilate ons between T al matters with (North, Centra ral Relations) The Bahamas h all countries al and South A ) Division (AA s and countrie s in the other America, and AED) attends t es in Africa, A regions in the d the Caribbea to all bilateral Asia and Euro e world excep an).
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The Divis pt for those in sion the Mandate The mand with the c countries previous, economic the said s improving the norma providing date for the AA ountries com and regions t including the c, scientific, so spheres.
The o g existing exte al ambit of Th analyses and AED is to pro prising the Af that, under ce Middle East, ocial and cultu overall task o ernal relations e Bahamas’ e d policy propo omote and fur frican Contine ertain geograp the Pacific a ural spheres, of the Division s, and develo external intera osals on relate rther the deve ent, Asia and phic and othe and Oceania.

generally, inc n is to assist w ping new stra actions.
It doe ed issues, an elopment of T the European er affiliations, The focus of cluding on cro with the formu ategic relation es so by mon nd preparing a The Bahamas’ n Union, as w are linked tec the Division i osscutting iss ulation of a po ns with those nitoring develo and maintainin ’ bilateral rela well as those chnically to th s on the polit sues pertainin olicy framewo countries out opments, ng briefs.
ations he ical, ng to ork for side The Cons foreign co diplomatic passports services o sular Division ountries, both c and official p s; liaising with on behalf of T is responsible are revenue passports, an those British The Bahamas CONSU e for the issua earning servi nd administrat h Consulates Government ULAR DIVISIO ance of visas ices.
The Div tion of the con General abro t; and registra ON s and authenti ision is also r ntrol system o oad which ren ation of Baham ication of doc responsible fo of release and der visa and mian students cuments for us or; the issuanc d return for of other consula s studying ab se in ce of fficial ar road.
The wide related to Bahamian Division a range of serv the deportati n prisoners ab also chairs the vices that the on of Baham broad, particu e Passport Of Consular Div ians from abr ularly those in ffice Investiga vision perform road, particula n Cuba; and B ative Committ ms also includ arly from the Bahamians in tee.

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The ement of matt s; the welfare e head of the ters of Overview HEMISPH HERIC [BILAT TERAL RELA ATIONS] DIVI ISION The Hemi Ministry’ s ispheric (Bilat structure in Ja teral Relation anuary 2009. s) Division wa as constituted d following th e re-organiza ation of the Mandate The Divis ion’s mandate e is to promot te and further r the developm ment of The B Bahamas’ bila ateral relation ns with the c America, further for ountries of th focusing on t rmulate a poli e hemisphere he political, e cy framework e which comp economic, soc k on how to a prise the Unite cial and cultur chieve that go ed States of A ral spheres.
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America, Can n this regard, n nada and Latin the Division is to The Divis visits by H preparing the Courte Governor- from one ion also has, Heads of State the Briefing D esy Call phas -General for t of the countri in tandem wi e or Governm Document (C se of the visit.
the Presentat es of the hem th the Protoco ment, or officia Country Brief) The Division tion of Letter o misphere to T esponsibility f ol Division, re tives from the al representat ctive Bahama for the respec in the prepar n also assists of Credence u upon the app .

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for the overall ese countries as Governme ration of the R ointment of a coordination of f in the form of uring nt officials du he Remarks by th or an Ambassado In accomp plishing its ma andate, the D Division seeks y: s to do this by Monitoring dev o M repare and m o P rovide analys o P th he hemispher Monitor the wo o M ilateral politic bi iaise with The o Li Nations on issu N emisphere.
he velopments (p maintain upda sis and policy e and their im ork of the Org al nature pert e Bahamas’ d ues of a bilate political, econ ted Country B papers on po mpact on The anization of A taining to hem delegations to eral political n omic, etc.)
w Briefs on the c olitical, econo Bahamas; an American Sta mispheric rela o the Organiza nature betwee ithin the coun countries of th omic and othe nd te and the Un ations; and ation of Amer en The Baham ntries of the h he hemispher er issues with emisphere; re; in the countri es of nited Nations on matters of f a rican States a mas and the c and the United d e country of the Bilateral The Bah Relations amas mainta ins diplomatic c relations wit th all the coun ntries of the h hemisphere, n namely: Argentina olivia razil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica cuador l Salvador Guatemala Honduras anama araguay eru A B B C C C C E E G H P P P N V U U Nicaragua Venezuela Uruguay United States o of America The Lega l Affairs Divis sion is respon LEGAL AFFA sible for the f AIRS DIVISIO following: ON (LAD) i.
Coordination o C ssigned to the as of negotiations e Division, inc s of bilateral a cluding Mutua and multilater al Legal Assis ral agreemen stance Treatie ts on issues s es (MLAT’s), specifically Extradition, U United Organisation of American States (OAS ), Internationa al Maritime O Organisation (I IMO) iv.

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N Nations (UN), Conventions; C Cataloguing an C iaison with th Li an nd rescue op n Bahamian te in iaison with th Li ignature, ratif S rdination of im or B ahamas is pa vi.
M Matters relatin vii.

M Matters relatin viii.

Requests for M R ix.

F oreign aircraf x.

Credentials for C xi.

M Monitoring and egal bodies; le reparation/co P rafficking in p (t R Requests for a Abduction; A P rocessing of essels; ve C Coordination o A Attendance at matters; m iaison with th Li an nd treaties on m money launder C Coordination a ssues; is xix.

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nd maintenan e Embassy o erations and erritorial wate e Ministry of fication and a mplementation arty to; g to applicatio g to Refugee Mutual Legal A ft/ship/researc r Bahamas De d co-ordinatio nce of the trea of the United S other issues, ers and airspa National Secu accession of t n and reportin aty register; States (US Co which involve ace; urity on secur reaties and a ng obligations ons for transf fer of sentenc m; s and Asylum Assistance; ; ch clearance; elegations; on of Bahama s representat oast Guard) o e requests fo on illegal migr r the US to co rant flows, se onduct operat arch tions rity (Police/De greements by s under treatie efence Force) y The Baham es and Agree ) issues; mas, and co- ements that T he ; ced prisoners; tion on variou us regional an nd internationa al o-ordination of persons, huma assistance in C f papers and an rights); Child Abducti briefs on reg ional and inte ernational lega al issues ion cases pur rsuant to the H Hague Conve ention on Chil ld alleged violat tions of Intern national Mariti ime Conventi ons by Baham mas registere ed of Bahamas P meetings and Policy/internat d preparation tional respons of reports, br m. se on terrorism ition papers o riefs and posi on Law of the Sea e National An n drug control ring, small arm and advise on nti-Drug Secre l, crime preve ms etc.
n the internatio etariat on the ention and crim implementat minal justice tion of interna issues such a ational conven as corruption, ntions onal aspects of The Baham mas’ strategy y on maritime of the bi-annu Port and airpo of Bahamas re al Bahamas/U ort security iss esponse to pi United States sues; and racy.
s Joint Drug T Task Force; The Multil cooperatio to trade a THE MUL lateral Relatio on with subst nd economic LTILATERAL ons/Organizat antive Gover development RELATIONS tions [Econom nment Ministr t including: S/ORGANIZAT mic] Division m ries and Depa TIONS [ECON maintains clo artments on a NOMIC] DIVI se coordinati a wide range SION on and of issues rela ated Councils for T Trade and Ec conomic Deve elopment [CO OTED] and Fin nance Meetings of the o M nd Planning [ an he ongoing n o T he Bahamas’ o T mplementation o I m he United Sta o T Negotiations fo o N Convention on C e CARICOM [COFAP] egotiations fo ’ accession to n of the Econ ates Caribbea or a successo n Climate Cha or a CARICOM o the World Tr nomic Partner an Basin Initia or agreement ange M – Canada T rade Organiz rship Agreeme ative to the Kyoto evelopment A Agreement Trade and De ation ent with the E European Uni on Protocol to th he United Nat tions Framew work Issues em Organizat Food and Nations C and Deve manating from tion [UNWTO Agriculture O Conference on elopment [UNC m various spec O], the Organization [ n Trade CTAD], World cialized agenc cies of the Un nited Nations, , including the e World Touri ism [FAO], the Wo orld Intellectu ual Property O Organization [ [WIPO], Unite ed d Customs Or rganization [W WCO] etc.
The Divis processes American of African Caribbean Division m advice an on trade a ion also deals s underway w States [OAS , Caribbean a n [ECLAC] an monitors globa d guidance in and investme s with trade a within organiza ], the Associa and Pacific St nd the Latin A al economic d n this regard, nt promotion and economic ations to whic ation of Carib tates [ACP], t American and developments and also liais matters.
issues eman ch The Baham bean States [ the UN Econo Caribbean E s that have an ses with relev nating from th mas belongs, [ACS], the Un omic Commis conomic Syst n impact on T vant Governm e various inte including the nited Nations sion for Latin tem [SELA].
I The Bahamas ment Ministries tal ergovernment n of e Organization oup [UN], the Gro d the America and In addition, th he s and provides ments s and Departm MULTI lateral Relatio rtaining to int es, analyses, ments worldwid he Organisat on of Caribbe process, the conveys infor es of United N also prepares anages the lo nal Organizat administers th , respecting t ILATERAL R ons/Organizat ernational po reports and p de, as well as ion of Americ ean States (AC Latin Americ mation, advic Nations and th and/or coord bbying efforts tions.
In the c e Ministry’s in he position of RELATIONS/O tions (Politica olitical affairs i provides polic s on internatio can States (OA CS) and Hem can Economic ce and instruc he OAS, as w inates Briefs s for the elect case of interna nternational c f The Baham ORGANIZATIO al) Division ha in the Ministry cy advice and onal organiza AS), the Com mispheric Rela c System (SE ctions to Baha well as to othe for such Mee tion of The Ba ational Candi candidature g as during the ONS (POLITIC as primary res y.
In this rega input, as app tions, particu mmonwealth, t ations, for exa LA).

The Divi amas Delegat er regional an etings.
Additio ahamas’ Cand datures of Fo rid and consu Elections on CAL) DIVISIO sponsibility fo ard, the Divisio propriate, on p larly the Unite the European ample the Sum sion, therefor tions to the G nd internationa onally, the Div didatures to R oreign Govern ults with subst these Candid The Multil issues pe researche developm System, th Associatio Americas with and c Assemblie Division a and/or ma Internatio Division a nationally ON r coordinating on monitors, political ed Nations n Union, the mmit of the re, liaises, con General al Meetings.
T vision coordin Regional and nments, the tantive Agenc dacies.

nsults The nates cies g the In carrying Organisat social dev The Baha fostering a Bahamas Turks and g out its funct tions and the velopment iss amas’ position and achievem , the Model U d Caicos Islan tions, the Divi private secto sues, health, l n in these are ment of nation United Nations nds.

ision interacts or, as relevant abour, huma as is articulat nal interests.
T s simulation e s with Ministri t, and with reg n rights, dem ted in a mann The Division a exercise for h ies and Agen gional and int ocracy and th ner which con also coordina igh schools b cies, non-gov ternational Or he rule of law ntributes to the ates with Rota both in The Ba vernmental rganizations, , to ensure th e understand ary Clubs of T ahamas and t on hat ing, The the o M o M o M o P o C o N o F Management o Monitor Region Monitor the ac rovide advice Coordinate the Negotiation su oreign Policy OF FFICE OF THE olicy Issues of Foreign Po al issues affec nal and Globa ernational Org tivities of Inte ter of Foreign e to the Minist of Reports m e preparation ernment Minis pport to Gove verseas Missi Advice to Ov cting The Bah ganizations n Affairs and G mandated unde sters Foreign ons E DIRECTOR R GENERAL hamas Gover rnment Government M er Internation Policy Briefin Ministers and nal Treaties an ngs s Departments ons nd Conventio o R Representation n at Internatio onal Conferen nce / Meeting s The Pass responsib Identity an laws and port Office (C ble for the pro nd Emergenc regulations o Central Passp cessing and i cy Passports – f The Baham PASS port Office, Ne issuance of n – in accordan as.
SPORT OFFIC ew Providenc national identit nce with the C E e and Passpo ty documents Constitution, th ort Office Free s – Passports he Passport A eport) is , Certificates Act and relate of ed The Centr in sevente also partic of individu question.

Minister, o ral Passport O een (17) Fam cipates in the uals who have The Chief Pa on Passport is Office, Nassa ily Island Dist work of the P e changed the assport Office ssues.
au, co-ordinate tricts and by T Passport Inve eir names by er advises the es and overse The Bahamas estigative Com deed poll, an e Permanent S ees the admin s Missions wh mmittee, whic nd cases in w Secretary, an nistration of p hich issue pas ch reviews pas hich Bahamia d assists in th passport servi ssports abroa ssport applica an citizenship he briefing of ices ad.

It ations p is in the The Divis Governme Ministries/ consular o for the ad Liaison w ion is respons ent House, th /Departments officers.
The D ministration a ith Foreign M sible for provi he Office of th s of Governm Division also and managem issions and O PROTO iding Protoco e Prime Minis ent, and the a provides adv ment of the VI Offices of inte OCOL DIVISIO l Services in ster, the Minis accreditation vice and guida P Lounge at rnational orga ON respect of Go stry of Foreig of foreign an ance on cerem Nassau Intern anizations ac overnment’s b n Affairs and d Bahamian d monial protoc national Airpo credited to Th business at other d diplomats and col, is respons sible e ort, and is the he Bahamas.
The Tech programm and regio Cooperati exchange materials public in i nical Assistan mes offered bi nal organizat ion is adminis es, fellowships and equipme mplementing TECH nce Division ( ilaterally and ions and thro stered in the f s/scholarships ent.
The TAD its technical HNICAL ASSI (TAD) adminis multilaterally ugh its diplom form of capac s and nationa co-operates w assistance w ISTANCE DIV sters the tech to The Baham matic relations city building, t al developmen with both the D] VISION [TAD hnical co-oper mas, due to it s with other s raining oppor nt projects, pr public and pr work.

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Techni rtunities, profe rovision of co rivate sector a sistance ip in internatio onal ce cal Assistanc essional onsultants, and the gene ral The Minis cooperatio Once rece Bahamas TAD also and other stry of Foreign on.

The TAD eived, the cor , Chamber of negotiates te r states.
n Affairs is no is responsible rrespondence f Commerce, echnical coop ormally the firs e for carrying e is then offere Bahamas Ag eration agree st point of con g out the Minis ed to the rele gricultural and ements betwe ntact for offers stry’s coordin evant ministrie d Industrial Co een internation s of bilateral a ation function es, i.e.

Colleg orporation and nal and regio and multilater n in this area.

e of The d other NGO’ nal organizat ral s. ion The TAD deadline i assists wi nominated approval.
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It com th the finaliza d to represen e nomination/a municates th ation of organ t The Baham application pr e results of th izational and mas in any tec rocess, as req hese process administrativ hnical cooper quired and en es to the con ve arrangeme ration assista nsures that the cerned party, ents.
All Gove nce activity re e stipulated , and if neces rnment officia equire Cabine ssary, als et The TAD scholarsh division a the Organ TAD Divis all nomina also administ ip programme lso organizes nization of Am sion is usually ation for scho ters on behalf es, by coordin s annual scho merican States y the National olarships and f of internatio nating the no olarship award s and the Peo l Liaison Offic requests for p nal and regio mination inter d ceremony fo ople’s Republ cer for the Org project fundin onal organizat rview and pre or scholarship lic of China.
H ganization of ng must be ch tions and othe e-selection pro p recipients fr Historically, th American Sta hannelled thro er states, e ocesses.

The rom e he Head of the efore ates and there sion ough this divis for transm the Comm Nations D mission to the monwealth Fu Development P OAS local of und for Techn Programme ( ffice.
The Hea ical Cooperat (UNDP) ad of TAD is a tion (CFTC) a also the Prima and its sub-div ary Contact fo visions, as we or ell as the Unit ted TAD also for diplom prepares brie matic courtesy ef input on tec y calls, meetin chnical coope ngs and confe eration issues erences.

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o establish prio T o Identify trai T Coordination o C ority areas of f ning opportun of National De focus for techni nities for Mini evelopment P Projects.
ical co-operati stry of Foreig on/assistance e gn Affairs; efforts; TECHNIC CAL TRAININ NG/HONORAR RY CONSUL U UNIT The Hono Consuls, a with the P Consuls, a with supp Governme Consuls; a orary Consuls and is respon Protocol Divisi and for their a lies and mate ent officials a and reviews a s Unit (HCU) p nsible for relat ion, the HCU appearance in erial including nd other curre and advises o provides inpu tions with The arranges for n Nassau to r stationery, p ent informatio on new applic t for Governm e Bahamas' H the issuance receive their c promotional m on; receives a cations to repr ment decision Honorary Con of Letters of commissions; materials, spee and analyses resent The Ba s in respect o nsular Corps.
Commission ; provides Ho eches by Bah the annual re ahamas as H of Honorary In co-operatio on y for Honorary uls norary Consu hamas eports of Hon Honorary Cons orary suls.
Unit/Activ ities The HCU activities t appointed Governme Consuls in the report their area keeps Honor they are requ d. The HCU a ent officials, s n protecting t ts of Honorary s. rary Consuls ested to carry lso advised H so that approp he interest of y Consuls ass apprised of d y out on beha Honorary Con priate courtes f The Bahama sists in determ evelopments alf of Governm nsuls of travel sies can be ex as and Baham mining the co in The Baha ment in the cit to their areas xtended.
the H mians abroad urses of actio mas, and inst ties/countries s of high-leve HCU coopera .

The HCU's c on The Baham n tructs them o y are s in which they el Bahamas ates with Hon consideration mas might tak orary n of ke in