United Nations, New York (05 January 2026) — On the 18th of December 2025, the election of the Honourable Dr. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Environment, to the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly as Vice President of the world’s highest environmental decision-making body, marked another significant diplomatic achievement for the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

This milestone reflects the Federation’s enhanced representation and elevated voice within the United Nations system, driven by a new era of multilateral diplomacy rooted in geostrategic foresight, purposeful partnerships, and results-oriented engagement. These efforts are firmly anchored in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and realizing the Sustainable Island State Agenda by 2040.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Dr. Mutryce Williams, welcomed the election, noting that the achievement is the product of deliberate and focused diplomacy.

“At the direction of our progressive and visionary Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew, and Senior Foreign Minister, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil Douglas, the Permanent Mission of St. Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations has been both strategic and tactical in leveraging our voice and vote to elevate the Kittitian and Nevisian experience and narrative,” Ambassador Williams stated.

She emphasized that the Federation’s public diplomacy is people-centred and impact-driven. “Our representation is purposeful. We contribute meaningfully to multilateral conversations so that Kittitians and Nevisians are seen and heard. Our diplomacy is not esoteric—it is focused on people, their sustainability, resilience, and security. They are the reasons; we labour daily in the garden of diplomacy. While results may not always be immediate, victories in UN elections and representation of our national vision ultimately yield a meaningful harvest.”

Ambassador Williams further highlighted the importance of teamwork and inter-ministerial collaboration in securing these gains. She commended the Mission’s dedicated staff, with recognition of Minister Counsellor Eustace T. Wallace, the Mission’s Elections Officer.

“Minister Counsellor Wallace brings a strategic mindset and unwavering determination to his diplomatic engagement. He consistently leverages opportunities, candidatures, and networks to ensure St. Kitts and Nevis is present at critical tables where development and diplomatic advantage are shaped,” she said. “Under my results-oriented agenda to fulfil the Prime Minister’s vision, our voice and our vote generate diplomatic capital and unlock programs, partnerships, and investments that improve lives—across health, water, agriculture, tourism, culture, and the creative arts,” Ambassador Williams noted.

Over the past year, St. Kitts and Nevis has secured several notable achievements at the United Nations, including election to the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a Vice Presidency of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Vice Chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee tasked with drafting the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation, and service on the UN’s 2025 Nelson Mandela Prize Committee.

The Federation has also been appointed co-facilitator for two major UN reform initiatives—strengthening the work of the United Nations General Assembly and revitalizing the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Additional leadership roles include coordinating the resolution on culture and sustainable development on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, among other key assignments.

Together, these accomplishments underscore St. Kitts and Nevis’ growing diplomatic influence and its commitment to shaping global outcomes that advance sustainable development, equity, and resilience for small island developing states and the wider international community.

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