THROUGH a bilateral arrangement between the Governments of Guyana and Chile, Foreign Service officials in Guyana will benefit from a seminar in Globalisation and Global Government organised by the Agency for Development Cooperation of Chile (AGCID) and the Diplomatic Academy of Chile “Andrés Bello” (ACADE). It is set to begin on Monday October 16 through Tuesday October 24, 2017.

Areas such as the theory of global governance, a multilateral trading system, climate change, sustainable development and common challenges facing relations between Guyana and Chile, among others, will be the focus of this activity. Ambassador Cristián Maquieira Astaburuaga will conduct the seminar and she will be assisted by Assistant Professor Andrea Herrera Alcayaga of the Chilean Diplomatic Academy “Andrés Bello.”

Additionally, through a collaboration between the Agency for International Cooperation of Chile and the Foreign Service Institute, public servants are currently benefiting from the fourth edition of Spanish for public sector officials of Guyana. More than 30 persons from Government entities, including the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Ministries of Natural Resources, Education, Foreign Affairs, and Legal Affairs, among others, are participating in this round, which is scheduled to end on November 30.

The facilitator is Professor Hernán Pons, a highly qualified and respected linguist who has advanced degrees from several prestigious universities, including the Catholic University of Antofagasta, and the State University of New York. He taught at Stanford University and Michigan University in the United States. Professor Pons has also been at various times a Professor of Linguistics, and a tutor of English as a second language and has published widely in a number of recognised academic journals.