Dear Editor,
It is not known who is being touted for Guyana’s High Commissioner’s position to the United Kingdom. Persons posted as top diplomats have an agenda – advocate for developmental assistance, skills transfer, investment, etc. Whoever is the person, he or she must be skilled and competent in diplomacy, international relations, trade, business, and the like. He or she must be able to promote Guyana for investment and champion developmental assistance especially in the oil and energy sector. Moreover, the person must be of impeccable integrity, excellent educational background, and one without a sordid past and one who the country has confidence. Does the proposed diplomat have the capacity for the position? When positing someone as a diplomat to a country, the receiving country is allowed to examine the credentials and background portfolio of the nominee – especially his or her track record on integrity – and reject or approve him or her. For example, could the individual being proposed claim academic integrity? But, does the Guyana government care? If the nominee worked at GuySuCo, did he do a satisfactory job? I recall the EU had given Guyana several billion dollars to transform the company. What ever happened to the money? Why wasn’t there an investigation? GuySuCo skidded downward into a precipice never to recover. If the person being proposed for the diplomatic position indeed ran GuySuCo during that period, is he the right person for the UK position? The stance taken by the UK may very well help guide the future course of integrity in Guyana.
Sincerely,
Calvin Braithwaite
