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===Principal Government Officials===

===Principal Government Officials===

*Governor General—Arthur Foulkes

*Prime Minister—Perry Christie

*Governor General—Sir Cornelius A. Smith

*Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs—Brent Symonette

*Prime Minister—[[Hubert Minnis]]

*Ambassador to the United States and to the OAS—vacant (Chargé d'Affaires, a.i.--Rhoda Mae Jackson)

*President of the Senate—Katherine Forbes Smith

*Ambassador to the United Nations—Dr. Paulette Bethel

*Speaker of the House of Assembly—Dewitt Halson Moultrie

===Foreign Relations===

===Foreign Relations===

Bahamians achieved self-government through a series of constitutional and political steps, attaining internal self-government in 1964 and full independence within the Commonwealth on July 10, 1973. Since independence, The Bahamas has continued to develop into a major tourist and financial services center.  

Bahamians achieved self-government through a series of constitutional and political steps, attaining internal self-government in 1964 and full independence within the Commonwealth on July 10, 1973. Since independence, The Bahamas has continued to develop into a major tourist and financial services center.  

 

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[[Category:Caribbean Countries]]

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