United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association
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The United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) is an intergovernmental organisation that exists to promote the interests of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories and co-operation between them. It was established in 1993 during the first Dependent Territories Conference.[1]
United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association | |
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| Headquarters | |
| Official language | English |
| Leaders | |
• Chair | Tasha Ebanks Garcia |
• Secretary | Tracy Knight |
• Treasurer | Chris Carnegy |
| Establishment | |
• Dependent Territories Conference | 2003 |
Website UKOTA | |
Member states
The following 12 British Overseas Territories are full members of UKOTA:[2]
Non-member territories
Akrotiri and Dhekelia is the only British Overseas Territory with a permanent civilian population, that is not a member of UKOTA. The other non-member British Overseas Territories are those whose population is entirely transitory, being either military or scientific personnel, or have been forcibly removed namely the British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.