The Government of Guyana yesterday announced support for the unprecedented United States nomination of a candidate to head the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – the controversial Trump Administration official, Mauricio Claver-Carone.
It is unclear whether the support for Claver-Carone’s nomination at the September 12-13 elections for the presidency of the IDB was the policy of the former APNU+AFC administration or the recently elected President, Irfaan Ali. No Minister of Foreign Affairs has yet been appointed by the Ali administration.
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that “The Government of Guyana is pleased to support the candidacy of Mr. Mauricio Claver-Carone who has been nominated by the United States of America for the post of President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).