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Embassy staff with the Black Lives Matter flag which was raised to commemorate Black History Month on February 15.
February 15, 2022: In honor of Black History Month, and to stand in solidarity with Black communities and persons of African descent in the United States and around the world, the U.S. Embassy Port of Spain raised the Black Lives Matter (BLM) flag at its Queen’s Park West compound today. The flag will fly over the Embassy for the remainder of Black History Month.
Black History Month is held each February to commemorate and celebrate African American history and the African diaspora. While Black History Month originated in the United States, it has received international recognition in countries including Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Black history is American history, and we honor the profound impact of African diaspora culture and the immeasurable contributions of Black Americans to the world.
The phrase “Black Lives Matter” seeks to raise awareness of and respond to ongoing racism in the United States and abroad. It also draws attention to the need to end systemic racism and inequity experienced by communities of color, and most acutely, people of African descent. Raising BLM flags on U.S. Embassy and consulate flagpoles throughout the world calls attention to efforts to advance racial equity and access to justice in the United States and worldwide. The flags serve as a visible reminder of the collective responsibility to advance social justice issues and the U.S. government’s resolute commitment to confronting the injustices that exist today.
Upon raising the flag, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Shante Moore said, “The United States was founded on the principle that all people are created equal, and it is an ideal we have yet to reach, but continue to strive for to form a more perfect union as articulated in our Constitution. This Black History Month, I encourage everyone to take time to reflect how Black history and culture have influenced our lives through music, art, literature, politics, science, business, and sports, and their roles in our strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.”
Embassy staff and their families attended the flag raising ceremony and confirmed their commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all Embassy programs and activities.
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Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Megan Selmon Kelly
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Megan Selmon Kelly, a career Foreign Service Officer, is the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission in U.S. Embassy Port of Spain. Prior to arriving in Trinidad and Tobago, Megan worked for the Director General of the Foreign Service on restructuring the promotion system for the Foreign Service’s 15,500 personnel. She has also served in Pakistan, Colombia, Afghanistan, two tours to the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Foreign Service Institute, and as the Special Assistant to former Secretary of State John F. Kerry. Megan spent time as an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, teaching courses on diplomacy and the Transatlantic Security relationship. She co-founded a non-profit called theShine Foundation that runs an orphanage in Bong County, Liberia.Megan holds a B.A. in international relations from Trinity University and a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University. As a native of Oklahoma, she remains an OU Sooner at heart. She is the wife of a fellow diplomat and has four children.