Obama’s representative calls on Nagamootoo
At left, US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway, representative of the US President Juan Gonzalez and Captain Robert Landolfi of the US Coast Guard, with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo (second right)
At left, US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway, representative of the US President Juan Gonzalez and Captain Robert Landolfi of the US Coast Guard, with Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo (second right)

REPRESENTATIVE of US President Barack Obama and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the Caribbean and Central America, Juan Gonzalez on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo at the Office of the Prime Minister.Gonzalez was accompanied by Captain Robert Landolfi of the US Coast Guard, who is also Special Advisor of the Western Hemisphere Affairs Office, along with US Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway.

Prime Minister Nagamootoo and Gonzalez engaged in informal discussions. Guyana and the US enjoy a strong and friendly relation.

The Prime Minister, on behalf of the people of Guyana, thanked Gonzalez for attending Guyana’s 50th anniversary celebrations on behalf of President Obama, and asked that the nation’s gratitude be conveyed to President Obama.

Nagamootoo noted that Gonzalez’s presence, as special representative of President Obama, elevated the international stature of the Golden Jubilee celebrations.

The Prime Minister presented the party with memorabilia from Guyana’s 50th anniversary and sent a special gift of an exclusive Golden Jubilee lapel pin to be delivered to President Obama.

Gonzalez noted that the US Government is cognisant that the recent discovery of oil in Guyana’s waters has the potential to transform Guyana into a modern state and as a 21st century bridge between the Caribbean and South America.

He noted that this will require prudent management and oversight by the State and pledged the US Government’s support to the Government of Guyana in assisting in the process of setting up the requisite legal and other frameworks to ensure that the people of Guyana and future generations benefit from this monumental discovery.

Prime Minister expressed a deep interest in the Governments of Guyana and the United States pursuing cooperation and partnership on this front and offered advice on how this can be developed.

 

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