Leading the US delegation to the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Governments of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US representative to the UN and a member of President Joe Biden’s cabinet, will visit Georgetown, Guyana, on February 24–26. (CARICOM).
Thomas-Greenfield will meet with Guyana President Irfaan Ali, according to a recent statement from the US Mission to the UN. They will talk about the US dedication to Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as Guyana’s expectations for the UN Security Council during its elected term. They will also reaffirm bilateral partnerships on mutual priorities like 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 statement noted.
To facilitate the restoration of democratic order for the Haitian people, Thomas-Greenfield will continue to mobilize support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti at the CARICOM Summit. She will also stress the critical need to establish a credible and inclusive path toward elections. The Ambassador will also meet with representatives of civil society and small business entrepreneurs who are migrants from Venezuela in Georgetown.
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Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean at USAID, and several members of the US delegation are also present. Marcela Escobari, Laura Lochman, principal deputy assistant secretary for energy diplomacy, and Ambassador Jessye Lapenn, senior coordinator for Atlantic cooperation are included in the group.
