Multilateral Diplomacy for Small States is the title of a book by former Guyana Ambassador and Head of the Foreign Service, Dr Rudy Insanally, that was launched on Friday at the Pegasus Hotel.
The work deals with Dr Insanally’s extensive diplomatic service to his country and the international community. It is written from a small state perspective and analyses the vulnerabilities of small countries and the potential they have for overcoming these.
The author also addresses the major themes of diplomacy in the twenty-first century such as peace, security, democracy, development, human rights and the environment.
The work also contains speeches and addresses by Dr Insanally mainly during his period at the United Nations where he once held the presidency of the General Assembly.
It explains the author’s role in conceiving and organizing the 1994 World Hearings on Development in an effort to advance the