Guyana Meets New US Ambassador

By: - September 16th, 2011

Above: Ambassador Brent Hardt and President Bharrat Jagdeo (Photo: GINA)

Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo met with new United States Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt to reaffirm what he called a commitment to open, candid and constructive dialogue between the two countries.

The post has been vacant for some time.

Hardt outlined his priorities to continue forging a close and productive partnership between the two countries.

He said he was focused on ongoing programmes in partnership with the government of Guyana, including the country’s dealing with HIV/AIDS, something he called a model for the rest of the region, along with a renewed focus on economic diversity, drug trafficking and counterterrorism.

–Guyana Information Agency

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