Inaugural Belize Taiwan Academic Conference held
07/04/2021 05:10 PM
Photo courtesy of Belize Embassy in Taiwan July 4, 2021
Taipei, July 4 (CNA) The Belize Embassy in Taiwan, in collaboration with Belize Taiwan Association (BTA) and Central America Trade Office (CATO), on Sunday hosted the inaugural Belize Taiwan Academic Conference (BTAC), which is set to become an annual event designed to increase interactions between students and scholars from both countries.
The event was held virtually due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and live streamed on the embassy s Facebook page. It was also simulcasted on various media platforms in the Central American state.
In her opening remarks, Belize Ambassador to Taiwan Candice Pitts said the concept of BTAC was inspired by the Belizean students in Taiwan, who wanted to do more with the knowledge they learned.
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Ambassador rose from streets to diplomacy
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Working hard and being ready to seize opportunities transformed Belizean Ambassador to Taiwan Candice Pitts’ life, she said.
Growing up in the underdeveloped community of Port Loyola, Pitts helped her mother sell johnnycakes on the street and dreamed of becoming a lawyer, like many Belizeans do, but instead became an educator, a city councilor and a diplomat.
“Fortunately, I am one of those people who have been exposed to opportunities, and so I have been able to transcend the life [I had] in Port Loyola,” she said in an interview with the Central News Agency.
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2021/04/07 12:06 Belizean Ambassador Candice Pitts (left) presenting credentials to Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Tuesday, April 6. (MOFA photo) Belizean Ambassador Candice Pitts (left) presenting credentials to Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Tuesday, April 6. (MOFA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Belize s incoming Ambassador to Taiwan Candice Pitts presented her credentials to Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) Tuesday afternoon (April 6). Upon welcoming Pitts, Wu noted that this is the first time she has stepped foot in Taiwan. He added that he believed she would quickly come to appreciate the beauty of the country s scenery and the friendliness of its people, according to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) statement.