The United States has again pledged support for government’s plans to lay the groundwork for the oil sector as well as the transparent management of potential revenues and to ensure that the people benefit.
“When the ambassador and I met with President (David) Granger, what we said was basically that ‘You guys work to make sure you prepare for this [the oil industry] and we want to be as supportive as possible,” Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan Gonzalez told Stabroek News in an exclusive interview yesterday.
Gonzalez explained that while here as President Barack Obama’s representative for this country’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations, he and US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway met with President Granger and key in their