Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States (U.S) to the United Nations (UN) and a member of President Biden’s cabinet, along with other US officials are in Guyana for the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The U.gS Delegation will be in Guyana during February 24-26.
While in Guyana Thomas-Greenfield will meet with President Irfaan Ali to discuss the US’ 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 US Embassy in Guyana, in a release, said 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.
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 she will also meet with Venezuelan migrant small business owners and members of civil society.
Other members of the U.S. delegation include 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.
