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April 27, 2008
GOVERNOR RESCHEDULES VISIT TO DENMARK; TOURISM COMMISSIONER DOTY STILL SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL Governor John P. deJongh’s upcoming trip to Denmark, which was scheduled for May 6-10, has been postponed. At the request of the Danish government, deJongh will reschedule the planned trip to a later date this year, which will be announced in the near future. DeJongh said Sunday that "after conferring with Danish officials it was decided that a rescheduling of the upcoming visit to a date later in the year would allow more time to address the many items that are up for discussion between both the Virgin Islands and Danish governments.” DeJongh said the invitation from the Danish Foreign Ministry remains open and that the two governments are working closely to make a determination on a new date. "We are excited and committed to seeing this trip happen, there are many issues and opportunities that we want to pursue both with the Danish government and within Denmark’s private sector. We will take advantage of this additional time to consider all of those items."Danish Consul General Ambassador Torben Gettermann, who represented Denmark at the recent Transfer Day ceremonies in the Virgin Islands, said "The postponement will give added time to discuss the various topics relevant to our historical relations as well as future commercial ties to which also Denmark attaches great importance." Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty will continue her trip to Denmark as planned where she is scheduled to meet with several European charter and tour operators, as well as traditional commercial carriers who have connecting services to the USVI. She plans to discuss increased tourism opportunities for the Territory within the European marketplace. Commissioner Nicholson-Doty is also scheduled to host a reception at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, James P. Cain. The planned reception attendees will also include Danish tour operators, airline representatives and Virgin Islanders in Denmark. |
