First Jamaican Ambassador of Commerce for International Business Council of Florida selected
KEY BISCAYNE – On Sunday March 9th, 2008 at the Rusty Pelican restaurant in Key Biscayne, history was made as the International Business Council of Florida inducted 18 new Ambassadors of Commerce (IBCF) including a Jamaican-American from South Florida.
The IBCF’s focus is to represent and promote the state of Florida as a world-class center for global commerce and encourage firms to conduct business and make Florida their home.
Key note speaker and former US Ambassador to Jamaica Sue M. Cobb gave special recognition to the IBCF’s first Ambassador of Commerce for Jamaica, Mr. Omahar Stephenson.
US Ambassador to Iceland Charles Cobb, Former US Ambassador to Jamaica Sue Cobb and the IBCF’s Ambassdor of Commerce for Jamaica
Omahar Stephenson
Mr. Stephenson resides in Sunrise, Florida and is the Publisher of the award
winning Business Events Magazine, President of BEM Media Group, LLC and a Managing Partner in BEM Alliance, LLC a PR and Event Marketing firm.
Also present to witness the historic event was Consul General of Jamaica Ricardo Allicock and Jamaica/USA Chamber president Marie Gill who expressed their heartfelt congratulations to Ambassador Stephenson.
L-R Consul General for Jamaica Ricardo Allicock, IBCF’s Ambassdor of Commerce for Jamaica Omahar Stephenson and Jamaica/USA Chamber president, Marie Gill
Consul General for Jamaica Ricardo Allicock, IBCF’s Ambassdor of Commerce for Jamaica Omahar Stephenson, Jamaica/USA Chamber president Marie Gill and Wirght Muir PA’s Business Manager David Muir
