UN General Assembly
2008

growing commitment to good governance, fair and free elections and the orderly transfer and sharing of power. Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa come to mind immediately and deserve commendation. Finally, it is fascinating how both candidates in the United States presidential election are vying for the change franchise in that country. As a representative of the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, I call on the United States administration and its future leadership to effect change in its dealings with our brother nation of the Republic of Cuba. I call on the United States to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed on our brothers and sisters in Cuba. As a world leader and defender of justice, the United States must embrace change fully in the interests of the men, women and children of Cuba. I firmly believe that the United Nations would be a more potent entity and the world could be infinitely better placed if the next president of the United States in his inauguration address gave an irrevocable commitment to multilateralism in all its dimensions.