{"id":351,"date":"2025-02-22T11:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/saint-lucia-national-day\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T11:42:51","slug":"saint-lucia-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/saint-lucia-national-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Lucia National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio, Secretary of State<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-default-hero-container wp-block-default-hero-container--no-featured-content \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-default-hero module featured-content page-header \">\n<div class=\"row bc_row\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"bc_content\">\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"bc_home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/\">Home<\/a><span class=\"bc_carat\"><\/span><span class=\"bc_middle collapse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs\/bureau-of-global-public-affairs\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/\">Office of the Spokesperson<\/a><span class=\"bc_carat\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/press-releases\/\">Press Releases<\/a><\/span><span class=\"bc_ellipse\">\u2026<\/span><span class=\"bc_carat\"><\/span><span class=\"bc_current collapse\">Saint Lucia National Day<\/span>\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bc_hide\">hide<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"featured-content__copy\">\n<h1 class=\"featured-content__headline stars-above\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSaint Lucia National Day<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- get document type --><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-meta doctype-meta\">Press Statement<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-meta__audience\">\n<\/p><p class=\"article-meta__location\">\n<\/p><p class=\"article-meta__publish-date\">February 22, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-header__actions\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate all the people of Saint Lucia on the celebration of their 46th anniversary of independence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>Together, we are working to advance security and prosperity for the American and Saint Lucian peoples. Saint Lucia\u2019s partnership with the United States in the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative places your island nation at the forefront of many security issues with a direct effect on our regional security, including combating the flow of illegal narcotics and fighting criminal networks. I want to recognize the Saint Lucian government for the strong partnership in developing forensic laboratory capabilities in your nation, which are enhancing U.S.-Caribbean law enforcement cooperation. Our relationship will continue to deepen as we explore ways to deter illegal migration across the Hemisphere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p>The United States extends its best wishes for joyful and peaceful celebrations as you commemorate your independence day and for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tags-block  \">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"related-tags\">\n<p class=\"related-tags__label\">Tags<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-tags__pills\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/policy-issues\/bilateral-relations-and-engagement\/\" class=\"blockbutton button--pill\">Bilateral Relations and Engagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/under-secretary-for-political-affairs\/bureau-of-western-hemisphere-affairs\/\" class=\"blockbutton button--pill\">Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/under-secretary-for-public-diplomacy-and-public-affairs\/bureau-of-global-public-affairs\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/\" class=\"blockbutton button--pill\">Office of the Spokesperson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/countries-areas\/saint-lucia\/\" class=\"blockbutton button--pill\">Saint Lucia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary\/\" class=\"blockbutton button--pill\">The Secretary of State<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Rubio, Secretary of State HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases\u2026Saint Lucia National Day hide Saint Lucia National Day Press Statement&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mhtechin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}