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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Guyana)

Coordinates: 6°48′22″N 58°09′06″W / 6.806236°N 58.151574°W / 6.806236; -58.151574
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Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister Hugh Todd
Agency overview
JurisdictionGuyana and its diplomatic missions worldwide
Headquarters254 South Road & Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Georgetown
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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.

Diplomacy

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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

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  • Frontiers Department
  • Foreign Trade Department
  • Department of Americas
  • Diaspora Affairs Unit
  • Multilateral and Global Affairs Department
  • Bilateral Affairs Department
  • Department of International Cooperation

List of ministers

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

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

See also

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References

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  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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