United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association

United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association
Logo of United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association
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Headquarters
Official languageEnglish
Leaders
• Chair
Tasha Ebanks Garcia
• Secretary
Tracy Knight
• Treasurer
Chris Carnegy
Establishment
• Dependent Territories Conference
2003
Website
UKOTA

The United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) is an 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]

Member states

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The following 12 British Overseas Territories are full members of UKOTA:[2]

Non-member territories

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About Us The Association". Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Member Territories". UKOTA. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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