A career diplomat for nearly 40 years, Francis came out of retirement to become Trinidad and Tobago’s U.N. ambassador in September 2021.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5502528/trinidads-francis-elected-next-leader-of-un-general-assembly/

Other leaders present included Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Rowley and Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/12/15/venezuela-agrees-to-scale-back-aggression-against-guyana/

The new format seemed to work better than other methods, getting frank and deep discussions, said Trinidad and Tobago’s Kishan Kumarsingh.

Source: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/12/10/climate-negotiators-urged-to-reach-a-consensus-on-curbing-warming-as-cop28-talks-near-crunch-time/