U.S. Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally gave remarks at the Official World AIDS Day Ceremony held on December 1 in Belize City. The day also marked the launch of the 2010 U.S. Ambassador's HIV Prevention Program Calendars and Book Covers.
On January 21, 2010, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., J.A. Diffily, along with Chairman of Carmelita Village Randy Jones and Ministry of Education Carla Alvarez, attended the official Closing Ceremony of the U.S. Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Program in Orange Walk.
On January 8, 2010, U.S. Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally handed over to the Minister of National Security Carlos Perdomo US $63,000 of equipment through the U.S. Government's Merida Initiative.
Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally arrives in Belize On September 15, Ambassador Thummalapally arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The Ambassador greeted the Belizean media with a message of goodwill and promised continued cooperation.