Dr Odeen Ishmael CCH was on Tuesday received by His Highness Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait as Guyana‘s first Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kuwait.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry last evening announced the appointment, while saying that the presentation of Ambassador Ishmael’s Credentials represents an important step in the strengthening of Guyana/Kuwait relations.
“In their audience following the presentation of Credentials, His Highness the Amir expressed a warm welcome to Ambassador Ishmael, whose presence and the establishment of Guyana’s Embassy in Kuwait, he viewed as indicators of the expansion of closer relations between the two countries,” the Ministry said.
It added that Ambassador Ishmael conveyed warm greetings from President Bharrat Jagdeo to the Amir and commended him for his positive stance on climate change and his forthright support for the expansion of small business in the Arab and developing countries. Ambassador Ishmael also informed of his interest in promoting greater economic cooperation between Guyana and Kuwait.
According to the Ministry, prior to taking up his appointment in Kuwait, Ambassador Ishmael served in Washington from June 1993 to October 2003 and in Venezuela from November 2003 to January 2011.
Guyana and Kuwait established diplomatic relations on August 17, 1995.
