US Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter visited Guyana yesterday and met with government officials on various issues including visa matters.
A statement from the US Embassy said that Bitter met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd and Minister of Human Services and Social Security Vindhya Persaud to discuss visa matters and intercountry adoptions.
The statement said that the United States is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the US by both immigrant and non-immigrant travellers and that visas for work and tourism are the foundation of US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy. It added that international visitors are essential to the US economy and travel and service industries.
Bitter congratulated the Georgetown Embassy for their work in facilitating legitimate travel to the United States and the recent reduction in nonimmigrant visa interview wait times from 900 days to under 90 days.
Prior to assuming her role as Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs in August 2021, the statement said that Bitter was the Dean of the Leadership and Management School at the Foreign Service Institute.
