Dear Editor,
Guyana’s Head of State, President David A Granger, will deliver the keynote address at a state dinner in his honour at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel & Towers, on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
The dinner is a part of a spectacular Guyana Jubilee Week celebration in New York City, from June 4-12, to commemorate Guyana’s historic Golden Jubilee of Independence.
‘Guyana Jubilee Week NYC 2016’ is being organized by Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee (New York), in conjunction with Guyana’s Embassy in Washington DC, and Consulate and UN Mission in New York.
Award-winning Guyanese-American actress, CCH Pounder, will be Mistress of Ceremonies at the state dinner. Pounder can currently be seen on the hit CBS series, NCIS: New Orleans. Her movie and television credits include Warehouse 13, Sons Of Anarchy, ER, Law & Order: SVU, The Shield, Avatar and her breakout role in Bagdad Café , among others. The black tie and red carpet affair will also be attended by US federal, state and city officials as well as other Guyanese Hollywood, music and sports celebrities.
Yours faithfully,
Janice Hall
Co-Chair
Public Relations & Diaspora Engagement
