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==Sultan== | ==Sultan== | ||
[[File:Slowjamastan award.jpg|450px|thumb|Sultan Randy of Slowjamastan receiving the Order of the Snowflake from Grand Duke Travis of Westarctica]] | |||
His Excellency, Randy Williams is the Sultan of Slowjamastan. Williams, who is also known as "R Dub!" in the music industry, is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated Sunday Night Slow Jams radio program, which airs in over 200 cities worldwide. Williams is also the Director of Programming for San Diego radio stations XHRM (Magic 92.5) and XHTZ (Z90) and serves as afternoon drive host on XHRM. He's written two books, produced a feature-length film and has appeared on ABC's ''Shark Tank'' and NBC's ''Judge Mathis''. | His Excellency, Randy Williams is the Sultan of Slowjamastan. Williams, who is also known as "R Dub!" in the music industry, is the creator and host of the internationally syndicated Sunday Night Slow Jams radio program, which airs in over 200 cities worldwide. Williams is also the Director of Programming for San Diego radio stations XHRM (Magic 92.5) and XHTZ (Z90) and serves as afternoon drive host on XHRM. He's written two books, produced a feature-length film and has appeared on ABC's ''Shark Tank'' and NBC's ''Judge Mathis''. | ||
On 6 August 2022, Sultan Randy was awarded the rank of Knight Commander in the [[Order of the Desert Heart]] by [[Grand Duke Travis]] in recognition of his leadership over a desert-dwelling nation. At [[MicroCon 2023]], he was made a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Snowflake]]. | |||
==Diplomatic activities== | |||
Slowjamastan sent a large delegation of 14 members to [[MicroCon 2022]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the single largest delegation at the event. | |||
On 26 September 2022, Slowjamastan was criticised by Emperor Andrew of the [[Empire of Stomaria]] for attending MicroCon. Emperor Andrew dismissed Slowjamastan as a "joke" [[micronation]] that should not be taken seriously. Sultan Randy responded to this criticism by creating a music video with a remix of Andrew's speech mocking his condescending tone. | |||
During [[MicroCon 2023]], the sultan gave a brief speech and bestowed the Racoon of Friendship Award upon ten delegates, including [[Grand Duke Travis]]. He also attended [[MicroCon EU 2023]] in Ypres, Belgium where he presented on [[micronation]]al branding. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://slowjamastan.org/ Official website] | * [https://slowjamastan.org/ Official website] | ||
* [https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Republic_of_Slowjamastan MicroWiki article] | * [https://micronations.wiki/wiki/Republic_of_Slowjamastan MicroWiki article] | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/slowjamastan/videos/490795526423179 Video mocking Emperor Andrew] | |||
[[Category:Micronations]] | [[Category:Micronations]] | ||