Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the US to the United Nations arrived here yesterday for talks with the Guyana Government and to attend the CARICOM Heads of Government conference beginning today.
She was greeted at the CJIA, Timehri by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond and US Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot.
A statement from the US Embassy yesterday said “We are pleased to welcome the U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. During the visit, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will attend the 46th Regular Meeting of the CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government, and meet with His Excellency President Dr. Irfaan Ali, government leaders and CARICOM leadership”.
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Marcela Escobari, Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Laura Lochman are members of the visiting delegation.
Thomas-Greenfield went straight into a meeting with President Ali and government officials at State House.
A release on Thursday from the United States Mission to the United Nations, said that Thomas-Greenfield will meet with President Ali to discuss the United States’ commitment to Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Guyana’s priorities on the UN Security Council for its elected term, reaffirm bilateral partnerships on shared priorities such as food security, migration, and climate change.
“The Ambassador will also advance an array of Biden-Harris Administration regional policy goals under the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis (PACC 2030) and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) – including on firearms trafficking, governance, energy, trade, climate resilience, and sustainable development – with multiple leaders attending the Summit”, the release said.
At the CARICOM Summit, Thomas-Greenfield will continue to rally global support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti and reiterate the urgency of establishing a credible and inclusive path toward elections to enable the return to democratic order for the Haitian people.
In Georgetown, the Ambassador will also meet with Venezuelan migrant small business owners and members of civil society.
