William J. Burns, director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), recently paid Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, a visit at the State House.
A statement from the President’s Office stated that Burns was joined by Nicole Theriot, the US Ambassador to Guyana. Viewed by experts as a warning to Venezuela to stop its aggressiveness against Guyana, Burns’ visit is the most recent in a string of high-profile trips by US officials.
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Representatives from the following positions attended the meeting: Chief of Defense Staff (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan; Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall; Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn; Police Commissioner (ag), Clifton Hicken; and Head of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), James Singh. Burns is most likely the first CIA director to visit Guyana in history.
