The Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President, Esquire
United States of America
Recognized for 2023 To Be The
Chief Public Service Extra-Ordinaire
Lifetime Achievements in Public Service
President Biden represented Delaware for 36 years in the U.S. Senate before becoming the 47th Vice President of the United States. As President, Biden will restore America’s leadership and build our communities back better.
Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the first of four children of Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden and Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr. In 1953, the Biden family moved to Claymont, Delaware. President Biden graduated from the University of Delaware and Syracuse Law School and served on the New Castle County Council.
Prime Minister
Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment
Minister of National Security and the Public Service
The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, S.C., M.P., became Barbados' eighth and first female Prime Minister on May 25, 2018. Ms. Mottley was elected to the Parliament of Barbados in September 1994 as part of the new Barbados Labour Party Government. Prior to that, she served as one of two Opposition Senators between 1991 and 1994. One of the youngest persons ever to be assigned a ministerial portfolio, Ms. Mottley was appointed Minister of Education, Youth Affairs and Culture from 1994 to 2001.
The Hon. Daniella Levine Cava
Mayor
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Recognized In 2023 To Be The
"International History Maker & Woman of Character, Courage and Commitment to Excellence"
Ms. Daniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County's first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families in public service and elected leadership. As Miami-Dade County's Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with nearly 30,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $10 billion.
Since taking office, she has worked to protect lives and livelihoods by deploying a countywide operation to distribute coronavirus vaccines efficiently and equitably across Miami-Dade; appointing the County's first Chief Medical officer; and working closely with city leaders and the business community to spread a unified pandemic response message.
Her Excellency Yolande Smith
Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of Grenada
to the United States of America
Permanent Representative of Grenada to the OAS
Recognized In 2023 For
"Commitment to the Essentials of Sustainable Development Goals of the UN and Grenada"
For her part, the Permanent Representative of Panama and outgoing chair, María del Carmen Roquebert, highlighted the advancement of women (Gender Equality, Sustainable Development Goal Item #5 & Item #10) in OAS leadership positions, recalling that her predecessor as chair of CIDI was ambassador Audrey Marks of Jamaica, while her successor is ambassador Smith. “The regional challenges compounded by the pandemic have been guiding the work of the OAS and therefore CIDI. We have a collective responsibility to ensure that we all recover,” added ambassador Roquebert.
His Excellency Sir Edwin W. Carrington
Ambassador of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
To The
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
Recognized In 2023 For
"His Lifetime of Excellent Achievements and Service Within The Hallmarks of Quality
Character, Courage and Commitment"
Carrington joined the CARIFTA Secretariat, as CARICOM was then called, advancing to the position of Director of the Trade and Integration Division. In 1975, Carrington served as the CARICOM representative during negotiations for the Lomé Convention. From 1985 to 1990, Carrington served as Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), previously serving as Deputy Secretary-General from 1977. He became the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community in August 1992 serving until December 2010. This tenure marks him as the longest serving Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community.
The Hon. Sylvia Cesaratto
Consul General of Canada
Miami-Dade, Florida
Recognized In 2023
"2023 International Advocate Government Addressing the Global Challenges of Diversity, Equity and Equality"
Measuring Canada’s progress on gender equality
Several tools and indicators have been developed to measure Canada’s progress on gender equality. The Gender Results Framework (GRF) was introduced in Budget 2018. It is a whole-of government tool designed to:
Track how Canada is currently performing on gender equality
Define what is needed to achieve greater equality
Determine how progress will be measured going forward
Under this framework, the federal government has identified six key areas where change is required to advance gender equality:
Education and skills development
Economic participation and prosperity
Leadership and democratic participation
Gender-based violence and access to justice
Poverty reduction, health and well-being
Gender equality around the world
Mr. Sandy-Michael McDonald
Director | Member of the Board
Office of Economic and Small Business Development
Broward County, Florida
Recognized In 2023 For
"Commitment to Leveling the Playing Fields and
Building Equity in Economic Development"
Tenure since May 2013 - Present · 10 yrs., Sandy McDonald, Director, Broward County Office of Economic and Small Business Development, has been appointed to the Broward Workforce Development Board Board of Directors. The BWDB - together with the CareerSource Broward (CSBD) Council of Elected Officials - oversee CSBD, which serves as the federal/state Workforce Development Agency locally, one of 24 agencies in the state. Expert in providing economic development services to local municipalities, small, and women-owned business development.
Mr. Joshua Ho
Executive Director
The Asian American Advisory Board
Miami-Dade, Florida
Recognized In 2023 For
"Commitment to Building Bridges in Community Development & Intercultural Relations"
Under the Office of Community Advocacy, Asian American Advisory Board works in an advisory capacity to the Board of County Commissioners and elected officials for Miami-Dade County.
Please review our video that outlines the specific responsibilities of the Asian-American Advisory.
