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Jamaica–United States relations

Index Jamaica–United States relations

Jamaica–United States relations are bilateral relations between Jamaica and the United States. [1]

42 relations: Audrey Marks, Bilateralism, Cannabis (drug), Cargo scanning, Caribbean Basin Initiative, Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, Caribbean Community, Citizenship, Cocaine, Consul (representative), Diplomatic mission, Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, D.C., Family planning, Florida, Foreign relations of Jamaica, Foreign relations of the United States, Free Trade Area of the Americas, Gang, George W. Bush, HIV/AIDS, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, Miami, Narcotic, Natural environment, New York City, North American Free Trade Agreement, North American Union, P. J. Patterson, Peace Corps, Politics of Jamaica, Portia Simpson-Miller, Sanitation, Summits of the Americas, Third Border Initiative, Tourism, United States, United States Agency for International Development, United States Chamber of Commerce, United States Department of State, Washington, D.C., Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.

Audrey Marks

Audrey Patrice Marks, H.E. has served two terms as Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2012 and again starting in 2016.

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Bilateralism

Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant intended for medical or recreational use.

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Cargo scanning

Cargo scanning or non-intrusive inspection (NII) refers to non-destructive methods of inspecting and identifying goods in transportation systems.

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Caribbean Basin Initiative

The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) was a unilateral and temporary United States program initiated by the 1983 Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA).

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Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) is a United States legislative act signed into law on May 18, 2000 by President Bill Clinton as part of the Trade and Development Act of 2000.

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Caribbean Community

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an organization of fifteen Caribbean nations and dependencies whose main objective is to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy.

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Citizenship

Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.

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Cocaine

Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug.

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Consul (representative)

A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, and to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries.

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Diplomatic mission

A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from one state or an organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state.

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Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. is the primary diplomatic mission of Jamaica to the United States.

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Family planning

Family planning services are defined as "educational, comprehensive medical or social activities which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing of their children and to select the means by which this may be achieved".

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Foreign relations of Jamaica

Jamaica has diplomatic relations with most nations and is a member of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.

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Foreign relations of the United States

The United States has formal diplomatic relations with most nations.

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Free Trade Area of the Americas

The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA; Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas, ALCA; Zone de libre-échange des Amériques, ZLÉA; Área de Livre Comércio das Américas, ALCA; Vrijhandelszone van Amerika) was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce the trade barriers among all countries in the Americas, excluding Cuba.

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Gang

A gang is a group of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Miami

Miami is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of south Florida in the southeastern United States.

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Narcotic

The term narcotic (from ancient Greek ναρκῶ narkō, "to make numb") originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with sleep-inducing properties.

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Natural environment

The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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North American Free Trade Agreement

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA; Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; French: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.

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North American Union

The North American Union (NAU) is a theoretical economic and political continental union of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.

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P. J. Patterson

Percival Noel James Patterson, ON, PC, QC (born 10 April 1935), is a former Jamaican politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992 to 2006.

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Peace Corps

The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government.

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Politics of Jamaica

Politics in Jamaica takes place in the framework of a representative parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy.

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Portia Simpson-Miller

Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller, (born 12 December 1945), is a Jamaican politician.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Summits of the Americas

The Summits of the Americas (SOA) is a series of international summit meetings bringing together the leaders of countries in the OAS.

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Third Border Initiative

The Third Border Initiative (TBI) is an area of policy concerning United States and the Caribbean region.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

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United States Chamber of Commerce

The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business-oriented American lobbying group.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and represents the country in international affairs and foreign policy issues.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is a United States legal framework from 2007 that requires all travelers to show a valid passport or other approved secure document when traveling to the U.S. from areas within the Western Hemisphere.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica–United_States_relations

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