Representative	Date of Appointment	Alternate(s)	Date of Appointment	Attaché
H.E. Nestor MENDEZ Ambassador, Permanent Representative Ext: 229	June 13, 2008	Ms. Cherie NISBET Counselor, Alternate Representative	June 1, 2008
		Ms. Kendall BELISLE First Secretary, Alternate Representative	July 7, 2008
		Ms. Lauren Laverne QUIROS Second Secretary, Alternate Representative Ext: 223	September 26, 1997
Address: 2535 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.  Washington, D.C. 20008-3098 Phone: (202) 332-9636, Ext: 228 Fax: (202) 332-6888 E-mail: belize@oas.org Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.(Monday thru Thursday) 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Friday) Closed : Saturday

Governor General:
His Excellency Colville Norbert YOUNG GCMG MBE

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance:
The Honourable Dean BARROW

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Reosurces and the Environment:
The Honourable Gaspar VEGA

Minister of Economic Development, Commerce, Industry and Consumer Protection:
The Honourable Erwin CONTRERAS

Minister of Education :
The Honourable Patrick FABER

Minister of National Security:
The Honourable Carlos PERDOMO

Minister of Housing and Urban Development:
The Honourable Michael FINNEGAN

Attorney General, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade:
The Honourable Wilfred ELRINGTON

Minister of Works:
The Honourable Anthony "Boots" MARTINEZ

Minister of Tourism and Culture:
The Honourable Manuel HEREDIA

Minister of Health :
The Honourable Pablo MARIN

Minister of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development:
The Honourable Gabriel MARTINEZ

Minister of the Public Service, Governance Improvement and Elections and Boundaries:
The Honourable John SALDIVAR

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries:
The Honourable Rene MONTERO

Minister of Public Utilities, National Emergency Management, Transport and Communications:
The Honourable Melvin HULSE

Minister of Human Development and Social Transformation:
The Honourable Eden MARTINEZ

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture:
The Honourable Elvin PENNER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour, Local Government and Rural Development:
The Honourable Michael HUTCHISON

Minister of State in the Ministry in Natural Resources:
The Honourable Edmond PENNER

Ministerof State in the Ministry of Works:
The Honourable Edmond CASTRO

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health:
The Honourable Arturo ROCHES

Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development:
The Honourable Juan COY

Minister of State in the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment:
The Honourable Marco PECH

Ambassador, Permanente Representative to the Organization of American States and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States:
Nestor MENDEZ

Office Information
Mrs. Kim Osborne Representative
Address: Office of the General Secretariat of the OAS 2nd Floor, 1216 Blue Marlin Blvd. P.O. Box 2019 Belize City, Belize, C.A. Phone(s): (501) 223-3144 | (501) 223-3181 Fax: (501) 223-3130 Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm E-mail: oasbelize@oas.org

Capital: Belmopan

National Holiday: September 21

Date of Entry into the Inter-American System : 1991

Website: http://www.belize.gov.bz