The High Commission of Canada to Guyana yesterday announced that Robert Rae (Bob Rae), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York, will be on an official visit to Guyana today.
A release from the High Commission said that during this visit, Ambassador Rae will be meeting with the President Irfaan Ali, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, and the Secretary General of the CARICOM, Dr. Carla Barnett, along with other key stakeholders.
Rae will engage with Guyana, a newly elected member of the United Nations Security Council, on shared regional and multilateral priorities.
The Ambassador will also be discussing the Canada-CARICOM collaboration on Haiti and other regional issues as a follow up to the recent Canada-CARICOM Sum-mit, which was hosted by Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.
Rae is the former Premier of Ontario and former interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.