Antigua and Barbuda Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States has written to the Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS amidst a smear campaign launched against the government of Antigua and Barbuda by Opposition forces and persons with interest in the Alfa Nero sale matter.
Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda
to the Organization of American States
PM/22/25
The Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the Organization of American States (OAS) presents its compliments to the Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS and has the honour to advise as follows:
Several delegations have expressed curiosity regarding the appearance of a truck in the vicinity of the OAS headquarters, prominently displaying false and inflammatory statements concerning the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
In the interest of transparency and to dispel speculation, my delegation provides the following clarification:
Although the Government of Antigua and Barbuda is not the subject of an ongoing civil matter before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, it has been drawn into the case by the applicant, who has filed suit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The applicant, who is a relative of a Russian national currently subject to sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, is seeking to subpoena the Government of Antigua and Barbuda under a statute that permits discovery in aid of foreign legal proceedings.
Rather than focusing their efforts on lawful process, the applicant’s team appears to have launched a public campaign aimed at smearing and pressuring the Government. This has included a series of misleading social media posts, the creation of a false website and, most recently, the appearance of the truck in Washington, D.C. bearing similar disinformation.
That these theatrics coincided with the official visit of the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda – alongside six other Caribbean Heads of Government – for discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is unlikely to be mere coincidence. It reflects a calculated attempt to distort public perception and to pressure a sovereign government through spectacle rather than substance.
In assuring the Chair of the Permanent Council of its highest consideration, the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda requests that this Note be circulated to the Missions of Member States and Permanent Observers.
Washington, DC
7 May 2025
Chair of the Permanent Council of the OAS
OAS Headquarters
Washington, DC
