Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana)

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Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Guyana.svg
Hugh Todd 2022 (cropped).jpg
Minister Hugh Todd
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Guyana and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters254 South Road & Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Georgetown
Agency executives
  • Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Robert Persaud, Foreign Secretary
  • Elisabeth Anne Harper, Permanent Secretary
Website minfor.gov.gy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is the government ministry of Guyana responsible for directing the nation's external relations and the operations of its international diplomatic missions. Hugh Todd has directed the ministry as Minister of Foreign Affairs since August 2020. [1] The ministry is located in the capital city, Georgetown.

Contents

Diplomacy

Responsibilities of the ministry include the management of bilateral relations with individual nations and its representation in international organizations, including the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Nations, among others. [2] It also oversees visas, work permits, and immigration affairs. [3]

Departments

List of ministers

The following is a list of foreign ministers of Guyana since its founding in 1966: [4]

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTenure
1 Forbes Burnham
(1923–1985)
Forbes Burnham (1966).jpg 1966–1972
2Sir Shridath Ramphal
(1928–2024)
Shridath Ramphal.JPG 1972–1975
3 Frederick Wills
(1928–1992)
No image.png 1975–1978
4 Rashleigh Jackson
(1929–2022)
No image.png 1978–1990
5 Desmond Hoyte
(1929–2002)
Desmond Hoyte.jpg 1990–1992
6 Cheddi Jagan
(1918–1997)
President Cheddi Jagan.png 1992
7 Clement Rohee
(b. 1950)
Clement Rohee 2006.jpg 1992–2001
8 Rudy Insanally
(1936–2023)
Rudy Insanally 2006.jpg 2001–2008
9 Carolyn Rodrigues
(b. 1973)
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (cropped).jpg 2008–2015
10 Carl Barrington Greenidge
(b. 1949)
Carl Barrington Greenidge (cropped).jpg 2015–2019
11 Karen Cummings Karen Cummings.jpg 2019–2020
12 Hugh Todd Hugh Todd 2022 (cropped).jpg 2020–present [5]

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References

  1. "Hugh Todd to be sworn in as Minister of Foreign Affairs". Newsroom Guyana. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. "Multilateral & Global Affairs Unit". minfor.gov.gy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Guyana. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. "Consular Services". minfor.gov.gy. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Guyana. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. "Foreign ministers E-K". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. "Nineteen new ministers appointed, Vickram Bharrat named Minister of Natural Resources". Stabroek News. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

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