Philipsburg:--- President of Parliament Hon. drs. Gracita Arrindell who was recently in Washington DC, met with U.S. Congressman Hon. John Conyers Jr., a Detroit Democrat, who was re-elected to represent Michigan's 14th Congressional District in November of 2010. He is serving his 24th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Conyers is the second most senior member in the House of Representatives.Arrindell briefed Congressman Conyers about Sint Maarten's new country status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and they also discussed a number of other issues related to the socio-economic development of the country.
