US Vice President Kamala Harris’s Special Advisor for the Western Hemisphere, Joseph Salazar, and Deputy Director for the Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Office of Caribbean Affairs, Michael Taylor will visit Guyana from March 12-14, 2023.
A statement today from the US Embassy said that during their visit, the delegation will meet with government officials, business leaders and non-governmental organizations leading on issues of governance, security and prosperity.
Discussions will include topics of mutual interest including food security, energy security, and the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030).
In June 2022, Harris launched PACC 2030 and since then the United States has been working with Caribbean nations to develop wide-ranging, long-term energy security and climate resilience solutions.
The statement said that since the Summit of the Americas, Vice President Harris has met with six Caribbean heads of state, including President Irfaan Ali, building on the United States partnership with Caribbean governments “in defence of our shared values, and to improve Caribbean resilience in all aspects – economic, security, and democracy”.