After independence in 1966,Guyana sought an influential role in international affairs,particularly among Third World and non-aligned nations. It served twice on the UN Security Council. Former Vice President,Deputy Prime Minister,and Attorney General Mohamed Shahabuddeen served a 9-year term on the International Court of Justice (1987–96). In June 2023,Guyana was elected as a non-permanent member to the UN Security Council. The country will serve on the council for a period of two years,beginning in January 2024.
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau is a retired Canadian Member of Parliament,retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party,Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to October 2021 and minister of transport from November 2015 to January 2021. He was an MP in Westmount,Montreal for 15 years.
Valerie Ann Amos,Baroness Amos is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN,she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997,serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007.
Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal OM,often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal,was a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General,holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister of Guyana from 1972 to 1975,and assistant attorney general of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.
Stephen Francis Smith is an Australian former politician and diplomat serving as the 26th and current high commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom since 2023. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP),he was the federal member of Parliament (MP) for the division of Perth from 1993 to 2013,serving in the Rudd and Gillard governments as minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2010,minister for Trade in 2010 and minister for Defence from 2010 to 2013.
Samuel Rudolph Insanally was a Guyanese diplomat. He was Guyana's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1987 onwards and was Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guyana from 2001 to 2008.
Christian Paradis is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mégantic—L'Érable from 2006 to 2015. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada,he was first elected in the 2006 federal election and served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources until January 4,2007,when he was appointed Secretary of State for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Rural Secretariat. On June 25,2008,Paradis was appointed Minister of Public Works and Government Services,retaining his position as Secretary of State for Agriculture until October that same year. On October 30,2008,in a cabinet shuffle following the election,he retained the Public Works portfolio. In addition,he succeeded Lawrence Cannon as Quebec Lieutenant. On January 19,2010,in a cabinet shuffle,Prime Minister Harper appointed him Minister of Natural Resources. On May 18,2011,in a cabinet shuffle he was appointed to be the Minister of Industry. On July 15,2013,in a cabinet shuffle,he was appointed as Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie.
Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud was a Guyanese Hindu pandit and politician from the People's Progressive Party/Civic.
The National Executive Council (NEC),also known as the Cabinet of Papua New Guinea functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the government system of Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister and Ministers serve as members of the Cabinet.
The Minister of Agriculture is a member of the executive branch of government in the country of Guyana. He or she is based at the Ministry of Agriculture,in Regent Street,Georgetown. The current minister is Zulfikar Mustapha,who was appointed to the position in 2020.
Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian politician and former diplomat who is serving as 33rd Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas since 2021.
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. The ministry is located in the capital city,Georgetown.
Prof. The Honourable Bishnodat Persaud CHB,Ph.D.,FRSA was a Guyanese economist who served as Alcan Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies,and Director of Economic Affairs,Commonwealth Secretariat. In November 2013 he was awarded The Companion of Honour in the Barbados Independence Day Honours List for distinguished national achievement and merit for his outstanding contribution to the regional and international public service.
Persaud is a Hindu surname primarily found in the Caribbean,especially Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. It is derived from the Hindi surname प्रसाद which is predominantly transliterated as Prasad in India. Other variant forms include Persad,Prashad,Persard,Pershad,Prasada,Prashad,Presad,and Presaud.
Carl Barrington Greenidge is a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. From May 2015 to April 2019,he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger.
Snap general elections were held in Guyana on 2 March 2020. They were called early after the government of President David A. Granger lost a vote of no confidence by a margin of 33–32 on 21 December 2018,the government having held a one-seat majority since the 2015 elections. However,one of its own MPs,Charrandas Persaud of the Alliance for Change (AFC),voted with the opposition. Granger announced on 25 September 2019 that the elections would be held on 2 March 2020.
Charrandas Persaud is a Canadian-Guyanese lawyer and politician,who was Guyana's High Commissioner to India from March 2021 to October 2022. He was a member of the Guyanese National Assembly from 2015 to 2018,representing the Alliance for Change party in the East Berbice-Corentyne region.
Hugh Hilton Todd is a Guyanese politician who serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Guyana since 2020.
Mustapha Zulfikar is a Guyanese politician. He is the current Minister of Agriculture in Guyana. He was appointed minister on August 5,2020 by President Irfaan Ali.
Winston DaCosta Jordan is a Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Finance from May 2015 to August 2020. He served under the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change parties. Ashni Singh was appointed as his successor.
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