Caption: “The expanded and more inclusive formal mechanisms of the Councils, the National Diaspora Policy, the Biennial Diaspora Conferences and the Regional Conferences, are therefore tangible expressions of the commitment of the Government to Diaspora engagement as a major policy thrust of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and across the Government of Jamaica.”- Sen. the Hon Leslie Campbell, State Minister, Ministry of Foreign n Affairs and Foreign Trade in his address at the inaugural (online) meeting of the newly elected Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC): April 13, 2023.