US Secretary of State to visit Guyana

Last Updated on Friday, 30 June 2023, 10:32 by Denis Chabrol

President Irfaan Ali and US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken.

United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is due to visit Guyana on July 6, his spokesman announced on Friday.

On July 6, Secretary Blinken will travel to Georgetown, Guyana to meet with President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Foreign Minister Hugh Todd, and key members of the cabinet to discuss priority bilateral iissues.

Those issues include food and energy security and decarbonization, climate resilience, regional migration, and building local capacity.

His spokesman saud before coming to Guyana he will travel to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July 5, 2023.

Secretary Blinken will participate in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meeting and the 50th Anniversary of CARICOM celebration.

Building on Vice President Harris’ historic June 8 visit to The Bahamas, where she co-hosted the U.S.-Caribbean Leaders Meeting, Secretary Blinken will engage on pressing issues in the region with the represented heads of governments, including Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, and incoming CARICOM Chair and Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.