NASSAU, Bahamas -- On Friday, December 21st, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires John Dinkelman joined the Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes, Prime Minister, the Right Honorable Perry G. Christie and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Fred Mitchell in the rededication of a plaque commemorating the 50th anniversary of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy's visit to The Bahamas for international talks, which became known as the Nassau Agreement. 
The commemorative ceremony took place at the intersection of West Bay Street and Blake Road, where President Kennedy planted a commemorative tree on December 22, 1962 after signing the historic agreement.
The Nassau Agreement was a treaty negotiated between former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on December 22, 1962.  The agreement enabled the UK Polaris program, which provided the UK with a supply of nuclear-capable Polaris missiles, and in return the United States was able to lease a nuclear submarine base in Glasgow.
In his remarks, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires John Dinkelman noted that the legacy of John Fitzgerald Kennedy is not just remembered with fondness by the people of the United States, but indeed by millions throughout the world who looked to him for reassurance and stability during one of the most turbulent periods of the 20th century.  
"President Kennedy not only personified the idealism of 1960's America, he also evoked the core precepts and values that made the nation great," Mr. Dinkelman said.  "He taught that when economic fairness and equal opportunity are combined with social responsibility, there is no challenge that cannot be overcome."

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