Their Excellencies Sir Rodney and Lady Williams graciously held a celebratory dinner hosted by the Carlisle Bay Resort in honour of the Rt. Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, at the Carlisle Bay Resort, Antigua.

The event followed the official launch of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026, which took place on the morning of November 4, in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.

Also joining Their Excellencies and the Secretary General were Ambassador Kwabena Osei-Danquah, Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary-General, Ms. Rena Gashumba, Communications Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat, Her Excellency Karen-Mae Hill, Antigua and Barbuda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Her Excellency Ms. Charley Williams, Deputy British High Commissioner based in Barbados, Mr. John Hamilton, British Resident Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda and Mr. Brent Scotland, Second Secretary, Antigua and Barbuda High Commission, London.

The dinner, hosted by His Excellency the Governor-General, celebrated the Secretary-General’s visit and symbolized the deepening collaboration between the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Government and people of Antigua and Barbuda in preparation for CHOGM 2026.

In his remarks, Sir Rodney Williams expressed appreciation for the Secretary-General’s leadership and reaffirmed Antigua and Barbuda’s commitment to ensuring a successful and memorable Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2026.