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PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE
His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma

HONORARY CONSUL GENERAL
Nikolaos Antoni Karathanassis

Mr. Nikolaos Antoni Karathanassis was officially appointed Honorary Consul General for the Republic of Sierra Leone in Nassau. Mr. Karathanassis has worked for many years in Sierra Leone and throughout Africa. He formerly retired in 2004 to pursue his charity work through his foundation, The Karathanassis Foundation, www.KarathanassisFoundation.org which he formed over 12 years ago. Now living in Nassau and is currently working as Consul General promoting inward investment projects for Sierra Leone.

ESTABLISHED NOVEMBER 7, 2006

Diplomatic relations between The Republic of Sierra Leone and The Commonwealth of The Bahamas was formally established on Tuesday, November 7th 2006. The agreement was signed at the United Nations in New York City by H.E. Dr. Paulette Bethel, Ambassador / Permanent Representative of The Bahamas and H. E. Mr. Joe Robert Pemagbi, Ambassador / Permanent Representative from Sierra Leone.

www.un.int/bahamas/dip_relations_sierra_leone.htm

THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS MINISTERY OF FORIEGN AFFAIRS

Brent Symonette, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Goodman’s Bay Corporate Centre
West Bay Street
P.O. Box N 3746
Nassau, The Bahamas
+1 242 356 5956 Tel
+1 242 356 5990 Fax
mfabahamas@batelnet.bs

Andrew A.P. McKinney, B.E.M., Chief of Protocol
Goodman’s Bay Corporate Centre
West Bay Street
P.O. Box N 3746
Nassau, The Bahamas
+1 242 322 7624 Tel
+1 242 356 5990 Fax
amckinney@mfabahamas.org

ambassador & deputy permanent representative mission of the republic of sierra leone to the united nations
His Excellency Allieu I. Kanu

The Old Society Hall will be used as a cultural centre for local artists

Diplomatic relations between Sierra Leone and The Bahamas came about as a result of the ceremony to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in 2006. Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone was the city where most Caribbean freed slaves returned to so there is an obvious strong cultural link between The Bahamas and Sierra Leone.

During the ceremony to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, The Old Society Hall Project was launched. The Old Society Hall is a building located in the community of Fox Hill in Nassau, New Providence. The Karathanassis Foundation initiated and funded the restoration of the hall as a gift from the people of Sierra Leone to the citizens of The Bahamas. The project was officially opened by His Excellency Allieu I. Kanu, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative, Mission of The Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas, The Hon. Fredrick Mitchell, MP.