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==Diplomatic activities== | ==Diplomatic activities== | ||
[[File:Molossia-Stamps.png|thumb|Grand Duke Travis presenting President Kevin Baugh of Molossia a framed sheet of Westarctica-Molossia stamps during the 40th Founder's Day celebration in Molossia]] | [[File:Molossia-Stamps.png|thumb|Grand Duke Travis presenting President Kevin Baugh of Molossia a framed sheet of Westarctica-Molossia stamps during the 40th Founder's Day celebration in Molossia]] | ||
[[Grand Duke Travis]] has undertaken many state visits on behalf of [[Westarctica]] and has traveled widely to promote the country's interests and to help raise awareness of [[micronation]]s in general. | |||
[[Grand Duke Travis]] has undertaken many state visits on behalf of [[Westarctica]] and has traveled widely to promote the country's interests and to help raise awareness of [[micronation]]s in general | |||
Westarctica has received representatives from many micronations and a few sovereign nation-states. One guest of honor at the Grand Duke's 2004 wedding to [[Marquise of Walgreen|Grand Duchess Cathryn]] was the nephew of the Minister of Finance from Togo (a small country on the West African coast). | Starting in 2015, there was a major shift in the nature of these visits and public speeches: instead of advocating exclusively for recognition of Westarctica's [[sovereignty]], the Grand Duke began advocating on behalf of the fragile West Antarctic ecosystem and made environmental conservation a key talking point. | ||
Westarctica has also received representatives from many micronations and a few sovereign nation-states. One guest of honor at the Grand Duke's 2004 wedding to [[Marquise of Walgreen|Grand Duchess Cathryn]] was the nephew of the Minister of Finance from Togo (a small country on the West African coast). | |||
===List of state visits=== | ===List of state visits=== |