“The number of blunders are too numerous to singularly mention. However, the State banquet would have put even those completely ignorant of protocol training in tailspin: From the lack of a master of ceremony; to the non-announcement of the arrival of Their Excellencies; to the non-announcement of the National Anthem of China and the National Anthem of Trinidad and Tobago; to the lack of interpretation of the toast; to the questionable seating arrangements; to the last-minute invitation of the Leader of the Opposition,” Griffith stated. Griffith also referred to the position of the President in the line-up, saying that as a former aide de camp to the President, he is aware the President is assisted by military personnel, whose responsibility, in collaboration with the Chief of Protocol, is to ensure the President assumes his position in the line. Apparently laying blame squarely at the feet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the many protocol slip-ups, Griffith said he was “absolutely flabbergasted” by the statements made by “a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (that is permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Margaret Parillon) that the Prime Minister utilised a more “personal touch”, hence the “relaxed protocol treatment”. ~Express~ FINALLY THE TRUTH IS BEING TOLD...... trinidadexpress/news/TOO--MANY--BLUNDERS-210666001.html
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