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Shirley Botchwey
On the record 2026
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“I thank you.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“When we leave St. John's, let us live as champions of our Commonwealth, ready to carry forward what we have started this week and to put its full strength to work, making progress our people can feel and creating opportunities they can share, each enduring, all achieving.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“Each nation, large or small, gains from what we all achieve together.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“Those words remind us that democratic cooperation is not a zero-sum game.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Beneath the bright sun rising in hope, over the crashing waves are the words, each enduring, all achieving.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Emblazoned on the coat of arms of Antigua and Barbuda.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“That spirit is captured in the motto of our hosts.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“I urge you to seize this chance to build resilience and shared prosperity together.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Together we can deliver for a third of humanity.”
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“Each of you brings the authority to act on behalf of your country.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Heads of Government, our people will judge this meeting by what it delivers for them.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“For our planet, scarred by decades of environmental degradation, a new Commonwealth Nature initiative to restore habitats.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“For a family whose livelihood depends on a single fishing boat, and for countries, new work with insurers to speed up payments after a disaster.”
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“For countries that cannot afford their renewable energy ambitions, new credit to finance investment.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“So we are working with the private sector to unlock new capital.”
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“We saw it in the heartbreaking scenes of destruction on Barbuda caused by Hurricane Irma and in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“As a major El Nino gathers force in the Pacific, with the potential to wreak havoc across the warming world, once again, those who did the least to cause climate change stand to lose most from its shocks.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“We hear them, and we are mobilising private capital to scale up distance education for millions.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Our young people, the Commonwealth's greatest assets, are crying out for the skills and opportunities they need to build a good life.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“So we are working together on a common platform that positions the Commonwealth to change the international financial system for the benefit of our people.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“Too many of our nations are held back by the rules on debt treatment and concessional funding.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“In partnership with trade and investment advisory groups, we expect the conference to facilitate the needed high impact investments to every member country.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“In partnership.”
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“For the first time, we shall bring together ministers of trade, finance and investment with CEOs to work to reduce trade barriers among our countries to make our goal of $2 trillion United States dollars intra Commonwealth trade a reality in a few years.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“We shall follow this up with a trade and investment conference next year.”
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“Our members have submitted bankable projects valued at $52 billion US dollars, and this week we are connecting leaders directly with investors.”
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“We have already begun to make transformative change.”
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“It is a success strategy that requires a mindset change, including discarding the old division of labour between states and business.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“To avoid the mistakes of the past by making our collective interest the sum of our individual national interest.”
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“Our goal is to build a new model of partnership and cooperation that is capable of responding to the scale of challenge we face.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“Together with our host and our member countries, we have remade this CHOGMM as a summit of action.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“That is what we are here to do.”
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“And it's close enough as a family of nations to make that change happen.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Our network of 56 nations, 2.7 billion people, is big enough to imagine change on a global scale.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Our Charter calls us to principled, practical cooperation.”
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“In a world of fracture and uncertainty, the strength of our values, the depth of our history, and the power of our global network make the Commonwealth an indispensable agent of change.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Many, especially the young, are losing hope, and with it, faith in democracy.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Citizens from St. John's to Sydney, from Manchester to Mombasa are living through profound uncertainty.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“A flawed multilateral system has fractured.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“We live in a world sorely in need of the Commonwealth spirit of always finding a way.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“We are delighted that you are with us, and I'm truly grateful for your stinting support.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“That is the ambition we bring to this summit.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Together we can expand opportunities across this family of nations to build shared prosperity and truly resilient economies.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
A machine transcript of the host broadcast, not an official record. The Commonwealth Secretariat publishes no verbatim record of these proceedings. Misheard proper names have been corrected against the audio where confirmed; nothing else is changed.
“Your Majesty, as head of the Commonwealth, you reminded us in Samoa.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“At this my first Heads of Government meeting, as your Secretary-General, I stand before you humbly and with a heart filled with enormous gratitude for the trust you placed in me.”
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“We are demonstrating that in the Commonwealth, a country's size never limits its voice.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Here in Saint John's, just as we did in Apia.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“My deep appreciation and thanks to the government and people of Samoa.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“Antigua and Barbuda takes the chair of our Commonwealth family as the 2nd island nation in a row after the wonderful work of Samoa.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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“And congratulations on 45 years of independence.”
CHOGM 20263 November 2026CHOGM 2026 host broadcast, Commonwealth Secretariat. Used with permission.No published record page exists for this speech. The host broadcast is the source. Recording ↗
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