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Three Guyanese Entrepreneurs to Participate in YLAI 2018 Professional Fellows Program

The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2018 cohort from Guyana for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The program takes place in September and October and will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to the United States. This year we are ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 August, 2018 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth

New Peace Corps Group Arrives

38 Peace Corps Trainees arrived in country this morning to begin their 27 months of service to the people of Guyana. The new trainees make up the 31st group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Guyana since 1995, and represent 20 out of the 50 United States, have ages ranging from 21 to 47, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 12 June, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Education, Environment, Health, Peace Corps, Volunteers

Secretary Pompeo Extends Congratulations on Guyana’s Independence Day

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on 52 years of independence on May 26. Today, we celebrate our strong connections. We look forward to advancing prosperity by helping Guyana develop ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Guyana Bilateral Relations

American Citizen Passport Execution Fee Increase Goes Into Effect April 2

Some American citizens will see a fee increase the next time they apply for their American passports. The change will go into effect worldwide on April 2, 2018. The “passport execution” fee will increase $10, from $25 to the new fee of $35. The new $35 fee is applicable to all first-time passport applicants and ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 26 March, 2018 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. Passports | Tags: Travel

Application Period Open for YLAI 2018

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. YLAI applications are now being accepted at https://ylai.state.gov . Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, YLAI will this year bring 250 young entrepreneurs from the Caribbean and Latin America to ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth

Corriverton-based NGO launches after-school program with support from USAID

FACT, a Corriverton-based NGO, received a US $64,800 (GYD$13,353,000) grant from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Community, Family and Youth Resilience (CFYR) Program to carry out after-school activities.

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 27 December, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: USAID, Youth

Three Guyanese Entrepreneurs to participate in 2017 YLAI Fellows Program

The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the Guyana cohort of the 2017 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program . The five-week program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State , will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to the United States to augment their business or social venture plans, learn from U.S. counterparts, and share best practices. ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 August, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI

Beware of Tender Scam

WARNING – The U.S. Embassy has been made aware of an ongoing tender scam fraudulently using the Embassy’s name and logos to target businesses for the provision of solar generators and equipment. If your business receives a tender request from a “Ronnel Fisher, Tender Section of the Embassy of the United States” from the following ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 20 July, 2017 | Topics: Alert, News, Press Releases | Tags: Alert, Fraud

United States Strategy for Engagement in the Caribbean

The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), submitted a multi-year Caribbean strategy to Congress on June 19 that establishes a framework for enhancing the security and prosperity of the United States and its Caribbean partners. Considered the “third border” of the United States, the Caribbean is a ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 June, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Caribbean, Energy Security

HAP Conducts Medical Outreach in Linden

The U.S. Embassy’s Humanitarian Assistance Program joined medical professionals from Davis Memorial Hospital in Georgetown, nine dental students from Sacramento, California, and three Guyana-based dental missionaries to conduct a medical outreach program in Linden last week. Other partners involved in making the successful outreach possible included the Linden Mayor’s Office, the Linden Hospital, the Ministry ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 June, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Health, U.S. Guyana Bilateral Relations

United States and Guyana Formalize Commitment to YES Program

Guyanese youth who are at risk of involvement in crime and violence will receive greater support and more opportunities for alternative pathways thanks to a recent re-commitment made by the Government of Guyana and the United States Government. Christopher Cushing, the Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Mission Director for the Eastern and Southern Caribbean, and ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 11 May, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CBSI, Criminal Justice, USAID, Youth

Brigadier General Mike Canzoneri Conducts Sexual Assault Prevention Workshop in Guyana

In observation of “Sexual Assault Awareness Month,” Brigadier General Mike Canzoneri, Commander of the Florida Army National Guard (FLARNG), and a team of subject matter experts this week joined senior leaders in the Guyana military to discuss ways of identifying, reducing, and eliminating sexual assault within the military. Coast Guard Commander Orin Porter and Guyana ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 28 April, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: sexual assault

USAID and GOG Coordinate Efforts to Measure Impact of YES Program

As part of a larger goal of creating a safer, more prosperous Caribbean Community, efforts are underway to ensure that at-risk Guyanese youth receive maximum benefits from the United States Agency for International Development’s new Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Project. On Thursday, March 16, USAID’s General Development Office Director, Ted Lawrence, and Guyana’s Attorney General, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 March, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Criminal Justice, Youth

Op-Ed: International Women’s Day – Be Bold for Change

By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway International Women’s Day is a globally recognized day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Observed since the early 1990s, International Women’s Day celebrates the collective responsibility of governments, NGOs, charities, corporations, academic ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 8 March, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Press Releases | Tags: Women's Empowerment

U.S. President Donald J. Trump Congratulates Guyana on 47th Republic Day Anniversary

The following letter was sent to President David Granger on behalf of the people of the United States. Dear Mr. President: On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate you and the citizens of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of your Republic Day. As you mark 47 years as ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 February, 2017 | Topics: President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Donald J. Trump

U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Visits Guyana

Rear Admiral Martha Herb of the United States Navy called upon Prime Minister Nagamootoo as part of Guyana’s celebration of the Women’s Army Corps. RADM Herb is in Guyana throughout the weeklong celebration. Among other topics, the Rear Admiral will be speaking on “the role of women in an evolving armed forces” and “the effects ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 6 February, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Diplomatic Relations

New Peace Corps Trainees Arrive

Thirty-eight Peace Corps Trainees arrived in country yesterday to begin their two years of service to the people of Guyana. The 30th group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Guyana have begun pre-service training on the Essequibo Coast, living with local host families and learning the Guyanese way of life in the villages of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 February, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Education, Health, Peace Corps, Volunteers

U.S. Marine Security Guard Activated at Embassy Georgetown

Ambassador Perry Holloway today joined Commanding Officer Jennifer M. Farina, Gunnery Sergeant Angel M. Rodriguez, the Marine Security Guard (MSG) Detachment Commander, ranks from the Guyana Defence Force, and members of the diplomatic community in a ceremony steeped in tradition to honor the activation of the MSG Program at Embassy Georgetown. Ambassador Holloway thanked the ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 27 January, 2017 | Topics: Embassy, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: U.S. Marines

New Peace Corps Country Director Arrives in Guyana

New Peace Corps Country Director Ms. Kury Cobham arrives in Guyana today replacing outgoing Director Linda Arbogast. Cobham has more than 15 years of international experience in program design, management, citizen engagement, economic development and capacity building initiatives. She has worked for multi-lateral, non-governmental and community-based organizations and has expertise in developing, implementing, and monitoring ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 January, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Peace Corps

U.S. Embassy Donates Law Books to Judiciary

Ambassador Perry Holloway this morning turned over 56 law books valued at more than US$25,000 to the Honorable Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Carl Singh. The donation complements the U.S. Embassy’s ongoing project “Strengthening the Criminal Justice System in Guyana,” launched in September 2016, funded by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement within ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Government Offices, News, Press Releases | Tags: Criminal Justice, Democracy and Governance, Education, Government of Guyana

USAID SKYE Program in Guyana Successfully Concludes

U.S. Ambassador Perry Holloway joined Government of Guyana Presidential Advisor Aubrey Norton, and other key stakeholders, to recognize the successes of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) Project, and mark the conclusion of the program. In delivering the feature address, Ambassador Holloway lauded the SKYE program, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 30 November, 2016 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: CBSI, Entrepreneurship, USAID, Youth

U.S. Embassy Youth Action Network Joins Ministry of Social Protection to Talk TIP

GEORGETOWN–The U.S Embassy’s Youth Action Network, in collaboration with the Anti –Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Unit of the Ministry of Social Protection, sponsored its first public forum on TIP at the Georgetown Club. This event attracted over forty people and educated participants on the definition of TIP, and how all citizens can actively be involved ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 7 October, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, Public Affairs, TTIP, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Human Rights, Trafficking in Persons

President Obama’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Includes Four Guyanese Entrepreneurs

GEORGETOWN – President Obama’s 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows Program will bring together 250 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, including four from Guyana, to the United States for an exchange program that will involve internships and skills-building workshops. President Obama launched YLAI to build linkages between young leaders across the hemisphere and to expand opportunities ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 31 August, 2016 | Topics: Business, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Barack Obama, Education, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth

Guyanese Writer Participates in U. S. International Writing Program

GEORGETOWN – Guyanese writer and Cultural Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Ruel Johnson, has been selected to participate in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency sponsored by the United States Department of State. Amanda Cauldwell, Public Affairs Officer, congratulated Mr. Johnson for his selection into the prestigious program. Mr. Johnson, a cultural ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 August, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Diplomatic Relations, Education, Exchanges

Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Assessment for Guyana

GEORGETOWN -The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to release the final report for the Democracy, Human Rights and Governance Assessment for Guyana. The assessment, conducted with the full knowledge of the government, examined political change and democratization in Guyana, analyzed core democracy and governance issues, actors, and institutions in the country ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 August, 2016 | Topics: Human Rights, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Democracy and Governance, USAID

UG and Texas Tech Participate in 100,000 Strong in the Americas Program

Funded by a grant from ExxonMobil through President Obama’s 100,000 Strong in the Americas Program, science students from the University of Guyana and Texas Tech University in100,000 Strong in the Americas Lubbock, Texas were afforded a unique opportunity to learn about enhancing capacities to support the oil and gas sector. In mid-July, UG students traveled ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 16 August, 2016 | Topics: Education, Embassy, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Science & Tech, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Barack Obama, Education, Exchanges, Oil Exploration

American Students, Locals Exchange Culture

On 23 July 2016, representatives from the U.S. Embassy traveled with 32 students and staff from universities around the United States to the Amerindian village of St. Cuthbert. While in the village, the students conducted various exercises in youth leadership and team building with the 70+ school-aged youth in attendance. After some practice with traditional ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 28 July, 2016 | Topics: Art & Culture, News, Press Releases

FBI Concludes Intelligence Training in Guyana

The United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigations concluded its 3-day financial and intelligence training in Guyana at the Guyana Police Force Officers’ Training Centre on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The course aimed to provide foreign law enforcement personnel a baseline understanding of how to fully integrate financial intelligence into criminal investigations. Also, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 25 July, 2016 | Topics: News, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: CBSI, DOJ, FBI, Government of Guyana

Guyana Medical Relief, U.S. Embassy Distribute 30,000 Donated Shoes

The non-profit organization, Guyana Medical Relief, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) has begun distributing over 30,000 pairs of shoes donated by TOMS Shoes Brand. This massive donation was coordinated by Mr. Sharir Chan, the Chief Operations Officer for Guyana Medical Relief, a non-profit organization established in 1984 in Los Angeles, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 July, 2016 | Topics: Embassy, News, Press Releases | Tags: Community Service

U.S. Presidential Delegation Visits Guyana

Deputy Assistant Secretary at the State Department for Caribbean and Central American Affairs Juan Gonzalez and United States Coast Guard Captain Robert J. Landolfi representing the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard visited Guyana on the occasion of Guyana’s 50thAnniversary of Independence. The primary purpose of their visit was to serve as President Barack ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 27 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Barack Obama, Diplomatic Relations

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Team Visits Guyana

FCC representatives Nese Guendelsberger (Deputy Bureau Chief) and Robert Nelson (Chief Engineer) recently met with Minister of Telecommunications Cathy Hughes and provided technical briefings on a wide variety of topics including spectrum management and allocation, regulatory best practices, and telecommunications regulatory policy. In addition to Minister Hughes, officials from the National Frequency Management Unit, eGovernance ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 11 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Government of Guyana, Telecommunication

U.S. Embassy Announces Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Professional Fellows Program

The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is looking for 250 young entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean to bring to the United States for business and social entrepreneurship training in October and November 2016. The YLAI Professional Fellows will become part of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 4 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, YLAI, Youth

Guyanese Businesswoman Participates in International Visitor Leadership Program

Georgetown – Ambassador Perry Holloway met with Christine Gooding upon her return from the United States after participating in the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange. Ms. Gooding, founder and co-owner of Market Square (M2) joined twenty-three other female entrepreneurs from various industries across the globe in an IVLP exchange on “Women and Entrepreneurship” ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 7 April, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, IVLP

Local Businessman Is First Guyanese Participant of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Georgetown – Ambassador Perry Holloway recently met with young Guyanese entrepreneur, Triston Thompson, after Mr. Thompson returned from participating in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) in the United States. During his visit to the U.S., Mr. Thompson got the opportunity to meet with the Secretary of State John Kerry and Assistant Secretary for ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 6 April, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

Guyanese Participate in Exchange Program on Combating Corruption

Georgetown – Ambassador Perry Holloway met with two Guyanese who recently returned from the United States after participating in the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange on “Combating Corruption” from March 6 – 16, 2016. The participants, Mrs. Judy Stuart, Senior Legal Adviser, Ministry of Legal Affairs and Office of the Attorney General Chambers ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 5 April, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S., UK and Canadian Diplomatic Observers Find Local Government Elections Free and Fair

The U.S. Embassy, British High Commission and Canadian High Commission congratulate the Guyanese people on the democratic process that we observed in yesterday’s local government elections. We wish to reiterate our strong and considered opinion that the voting and counting processes in the Guyanese local government elections were free, fair, and credible. Our diplomatic observer ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Democracy and Governance, Elections

U.S. Embassy Hosts Suicide Prevention Workshop

Georgetown – As part of cooperative efforts to help Guyana address its troubling suicide rate, the United States Embassy hosted a suicide prevention workshop on Thursday, March 10, facilitated by two subject matter experts from the Florida Army National Guard. Staff Sergeant Erica Hodges and first Lieutenant Stephanie Matos led a three-hour training session for ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 11 March, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Observes Local Government Elections

Georgetown – The Embassy of the United States of America congratulates the people of Guyana and the Guyana Elections Commission on the successful conclusion of the disciplined services vote as part of the 2016 local government elections. The Embassy is pleased to have observed the process as members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 8 March, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program Provides Aid to Region 1 and 7

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP), collaborating with Regional Government Officials, reached out to isolated indigenous communities throughout Regions 1 and 7 to provide educational aid, clothes and shoe donations, toothbrushes, and medical relief. Donation items were graciously provided by both U.S. and Guyana-based Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), to include Food for the Poor, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 March, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

Applications Open for 2016 Youth Ambassadors Program with the Caribbean

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy is pleased to invite applications for the 2016 Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP) with the Caribbean. The Youth Ambassador Program is a three-week cultural and leadership exchange program for public secondary school student leaders to visit the United States. Through the exchange, participants will develop their leadership skills, strengthen their ability ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 25 February, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

Guyanese Participates in Exchange Program on Children in the U.S. Justice System

Georgetown – Ambassador Perry Holloway met with Guyanese social worker Shaundell Shipley who recently returned from the United States after participating in the Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership (IVLP) exchange program – “Children in the U.S. Justice System” from January 11 – 29, 2016. Ms. Shipley is the Program Manager of Blossom Inc. and has been ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 12 February, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

American Citizen Services Town Hall Meeting

Georgetown – All U.S citizens living in or visiting Guyana are warmly invited to join us at the Embassy on Wednesday, February 17th, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. for a Town Hall Meeting. Ambassador Perry Holloway will give remarks and attendees will receive important information about voting in the 2016 U.S elections, updates to the U.S ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 5 February, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

New Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive in Country

Georgetown – Thirty-one Peace Corps trainees arrived in Georgetown last evening, February 2nd, to begin their two years of service to the people of Guyana. The new trainees make up the 28th group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Guyana, and they will soon begin their pre-service training. For the next ten weeks of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 3 February, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program

The U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) participated in two separate school supply and clothes donations in Linden, Region 10, and Bartica, Region 7, from January 20th to January 22nd. Donations consisted of textbooks, reading materials, teaching aids, notebooks, and various clothing items. All items were generously donated by Food For the Poor, one of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 27 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

Extra Visa Pages No Longer Issued Effective January 1, 2016

The U.S. Department of State will no longer add visa pages into U.S. passports beginning January 1, 2016. Previously, U.S. passport holders had the option to pay for the insertion of additional 24-page visa inserts when valid passports lacked adequate space for entry or exit visa stamps. The decision to discontinue this service was made ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Ambassador Holloway Hands Over Police Training Equipment Through CBSI

The Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Technical Working Group (TWG), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and implementing partner MetroStar Systems, concluded its 3-day training and launch of the Caribbean Police Academy Regional Training Initiative at the Guyana Police Force Officers Training Centre on ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program Outreach to Corriverton and Linden

The U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP), in collaboration with the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) and Georgetown East Medical Team, conducted a two-day medical outreach in Fyrish, Region 6, from January 16th to 17th. Due to the outstanding efforts of the all-volunteer Medical Team led by Dr. Errol Bassoo, the outreach was able ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 20 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases

Female Guyanese Participates in Exchange Program on Promoting Peace and Security in the Western Hemisphere

Georgetown – As the United States Department of State celebrates 75 years of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown continues to provide unique opportunities for professional growth through exchanges for many Guyanese citizens. Ms. Nakisha Allen, Personal Assistant to the Minister of Social Cohesion, at the Ministry of Social Cohesion ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 23 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

The University of Guyana Wins ‘100,000 Strong in the Americas’ Funding for Study Abroad with Support from ExxonMobil

The White House, U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas, and NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced nine new 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund grants sponsored by ExxonMobil to support university partnerships and new study abroad programs at an event with Vice President Joe Biden. Among those nine winners was the University ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 15 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy’s Youth Action Network (YAN) Observes International Volunteer Day with School Outreach

In observance of International Volunteer Day, which was commemorated on December 5, members of the U.S Embassy’s Youth Action Network (YAN) visited four schools in Georgetown to discuss the value and benefit of volunteerism and encourage students to become agents of change in their respective communities and schools. Students attending the sessions expressed a strong ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 7 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Announces New U.S. Visa Service Via DHL

Effective December 07, 2015, the Consular Section of the U.S Embassy will implement a notable change to our Non-Immigrant Visa process. All approved visa applicants will no longer return to the Embassy to uplift their approved visas. This service is now being provided by the local DHL office, located at 50 E Fifth Street, Alberttown, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 4 December, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Op-Ed: U.S. Embassy Recognizes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

By U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway The world community joins us today, November 25th, in recognizing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW). It is a time to renew our commitment to end this scourge and to stand in solidarity with women and girls who have been victimized. Millions of people ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 25 November, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Op-Eds, Press Releases

USAID and CARICOM Sign US$165 Million Agreement

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) signed accords today representing a US$165 million development assistance contribution from the United States Government to the Eastern and Southern Caribbean. CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, and USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission Director, Christopher Cushing, initialed the five-year Development Objective ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 November, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U. S. Embassy Celebrates International Education Week

Georgetown – As part of observances for International Education Week November 16-20 under the theme of “Access for All”, the U.S. Embassy hosted a career guidance seminar titled “Launching Your Global Career with STEM” at the Theatre Guild. The seminar aimed to share information with Guyanese students on career opportunities in the areas of science, technology, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 November, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Statement on Passing of Human Rights Advocate Zenita Nicholson

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy is very saddened to learn about the passing of our friend, Zenita Nicholson. In March of 2014, the U.S. Embassy awarded Zenita with our first ever International Woman of Courage Award in recognition of her exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for the protection of the human rights of Lesbian, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 26 October, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. National Transportation Safety Board Representative Shares Best Practices at Aviation Conference

Georgetown – Beverley Drake of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board spoke on the role of aircraft accident and incident investigations in enhancing aviation safety at the recently concluded aviation conference held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. Ms. Drake, an accomplished pilot and native of Guyana who immigrated to the U.S., has served with ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 23 October, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Grammy-Nominated Della Mae Brings Bluegrass to Georgetown

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy proudly introduced the five-member, all-female musical group Della Mae to Georgetown during their October 15-20 visit. Led by U.S. two-time Grand National Fiddle Champion Kimber Ludiker, world-renowned band Della Mae brought the unique sound of bluegrass music to Georgetown. Della Mae came as part of the U.S. State Department’s American ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 21 October, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway Presents Credentials to CARICOM Secretary General LaRocque

Georgetown – Pledging to work with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on a host of issues including economic integration, combatting organized crime, climate change, and energy and other environmental challenges, U.S. Ambassador Perry L. Holloway presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque today. Ambassador Holloway serves as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the United States ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 21 October, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Welcomes Ambassador Perry Holloway

Ambassador Perry Holloway arrived in Guyana Thursday, September 24th after having been confirmed by the Senate in August. He was sworn in as Ambassador to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on September 18, 2015. Ambassador Holloway, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, most recently served as Political-Military Counselor at the ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 18 September, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Youth Ambassadors from Guyana Participate in Three Week Leadership Exchange Program

Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt met today with six Guyanese secondary school students and one mentor who recently participated in a three-week exchange program to the United States known as the Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP). The theme of this year’s program was “Youth and Social Transformation.” Representing Guyana were Dolly Chambers, Ashraf Dabie, Joashaha Drakes, Nareema ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 8 September, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Hosts Youth Action Network Leadership Conference and Service Day in Berbice

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section held its annual Youth Action Network Leadership Conference over the weekend of August 21-22 at the St. Francis Development Center in Port Mourant, Berbice. Twenty members of the Embassy’s Youth Action Network (YAN) teamed up with approximately twenty-five youth from Regions 5 and 6 for the two- ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 26 August, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Welcomes First Fulbright U.S. Scholar in Twenty Years

Georgetown – U.S. Embassy Georgetown is pleased to welcome Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Jennifer Hoyte to Guyana. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Bryan Hunt, met with Ms. Hoyte on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, and expressed his appreciation to the Fulbright Program for the reactivation of the program in Guyana after a 20-year hiatus. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 August, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Guyana Police Force Receives Training Through U.S. Caribbean Basin Security Initiative

Georgetown – The U.S. Department of Justice and the Guyana Ministry of Public Security are working together to provide training to the Guyana Police Force Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) Police Integrity Program. This joint project is designed to strengthen OPR initiatives in CBSI police agencies including Dominica, ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 19 August, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Camp GLOW Brightens Girls’ Lives

Georgetown: The U.S. Embassy partnered with the Ministry of Health last week to conduct a blood drive at the Embassy. The Guyana National Blood Bank relies on voluntary donations of blood from generous civic minded people to ensure safe blood is available when needed to save a life. A near record forty-five (45) units of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 August, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Hosts Blood Drive to Support National Blood Supply

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy partnered with the Ministry of Health last week to conduct a blood drive at the Embassy. The Guyana National Blood Bank relies on voluntary donations of blood from generous civic minded people to ensure safe blood is available when needed to save a life. A near record forty-five (45) units ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 August, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Teams Up with the Castellani House to Observe Emancipation Day

Georgetown – As Guyana observes Emancipation Day on August 1st, the U.S. Embassy and the Castellani House are presenting a critically acclaimed film about the civil rights movement in the United States. Guyana and the United States share a common bond in the struggle for freedom. In Guyana, the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ended slavery ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 31 July, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Eid ul-Fitr Message

The U.S Embassy in Georgetown wishes to extend Eid-ul-Fitr greetings to all Muslims in Guyana and around the world as they mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. We congratulate all Muslims on their intense devotion, reflection, service, and spiritual rejuvenation achieved during the month of Ramadan. One of the many common bonds ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 July, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Consular Affairs Visa Printing

Georgetown – The Bureau of Consular Affairs in the United States continues to experience technical problems with our visa systems. This is a global issue, and we are working around the clock to fix it. More than 100 computer experts from both the private and public sectors across the United States are working on this ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 18 June, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U. S. Embassy to Host U.S. College Fair

Georgetown – On June 16, 2015, the U.S. Embassy will host a College Information Fair at Queen’s College in Georgetown starting at 16:00 hours. Alumni from fifteen U.S. universities will be available to answer questions and share their experiences about studying in the United States. There will also be an opportunity to learn about financial ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 8 June, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office Partners with GDF on Exchange

Georgetown – The U.S. Embassy Security Cooperation Office, together with representatives from the Florida National Guard, conducted a Non Commissioned Officer and Officer Leadership subject matter expert exchange with the Guyana Defence Force. The exchange took place at the Guyana Defence Force Base Camp Stephenson on June 2-5, 2015. The event covered a myriad of ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 8 June, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

USAID SKYE Program Trains Probation Officers and Youth Officers in Coaching Methodology

Georgetown – The USAID Skills and Knowledge for Youth Employment (SKYE) program in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection and the Ministry of Education (Department of Culture, Youth and Sports) conducted a two day training program for officers from both ministries in the SKYE Program’s Coaching methodology, which concluded on Friday, June 5th2015. The ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 5 June, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Elections in Guyana

Statement by Marie Harf, Deputy Spokesperson Washington -The United States congratulates ‎the people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on holding successful elections on May 11. We look forward to working with newly-elected President David Granger and all those who were also elected to office. We also look forward to supporting President Granger’s efforts to promote inclusive governance ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 20 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Joint Statement: Guyana Has Had a Free and Fair Election

Dr. Nicole Giles, High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission Gregory Quinn, High Commissioner, British High Commission Bryan Hunt, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Georgetown – The Embassy of the United States of America and the High Commissions ‎of the United Kingdom and Canada wish to reiterate our strong and considered opinion that the voting and tabulation processes in ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 15 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Stands by its Assessment of Free, Fair, and Credible Electoral Process

Georgetown – The United States Embassy is in receipt of the recent allegations made by the Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and has looked into the claims. Nothing contained therein changes our baseline assessment of the electoral process. Based on our observations of the polling, counting, and tabulation process and the conclusions reached by other international ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 14 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

After the Polls: A Time for Patience

The U.S. Embassy congratulates the Guyanese people on the democratic process that we observed in yesterday’s elections. It was heartening to witness the enthusiasm with which Guyanese voters participated in the electoral process which will ultimately choose their next government. The Guyana Elections Commission has once again done a credible job in ensuring that this ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 12 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

GDF Officer Cadet receives appointment to United States Military Academy

On Monday, April 20th, a small ceremony was held at Base Camp Stephenson, where a Guyana Defense Force Officer Cadet was presented a certificate of appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Officer Candidate Britany Van Lange, of Georgetown, received her appointment from U.S. Embassy Georgetown’s Senior Defense Official, LCDR ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 30 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

New Peace Corps Volunteers Arrive in Country

Forty-three Peace Corps trainees arrived in Georgetown yesterday (last evening) to begin their two years of service to the people of Guyana. The new trainees make up the 27th group of Peace Corps Volunteers to serve in Guyana, and they will soon begin their pre-service training. For the next twelve weeks of training, trainees will ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy and American Music Abroad Program Bring QVLN and OVEOUS to Guyana

The U.S. Embassy, in conjunction with the American Music Abroad Program within the Department of State, is pleased to announce a visit by musical artists OVEOUS and QVLN. The musicians are in Georgetown conducting music and poetry writing workshops, visiting a local orphanage, and they will travel to Berbice to give a concert at the ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program Outreach to Corriverton and Linden

The U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) team participated in multiple outreach programs for underprivileged residents of Corriverton and Linden. Donations consisted of footwear, books, food, clothing, blankets, and sports equipment. Items were generously donated by organizations such as Food for the Poor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and United States non-governmental ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 16 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Female Guyanese Participates in International Visitor Leadership Program on Women’s Issues

Chargé d’Affaires Bryan Hunt met with Miriam Jainarine upon her return from the United States after participating in an Embassy-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange. Ms. Jainarine, Project Coordinator of Mibicuri Community Developers – Black Bush Polder, participated in an IVLP exchange on “Capacity Building to Empower Girls,” from March 2 – 20, 2015. ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 14 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy Supports OAS and EAB Elections Efforts

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce financial support totaling more than USD$300,000 for the election monitoring programs of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB). These resources will assist in their efforts to ensure fair, free, and credible elections in Guyana on May 11th. Both the OAS and EAB ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 7 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Kaieteur News Admits Article Was April Fools ‘Joke’

Kaieteur News admitted this morning that an article titled “US revokes four Gov’t officials’ visas” that was published today was purely a work of fiction. To be clear, the US Embassy has not cancelled any visas of high-ranking Government officials nor is the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in country questioning individuals as the article ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 1 April, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Applications Open for 2015 Youth Ambassadors Program with the Caribbean

The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the 2015 Youth Ambassadors Program (YAP) with the Caribbean. The Youth Ambassador Program is a three-week cultural and leadership exchange program for public secondary school student leaders to visit the United States. Through the exchange, participants will develop their leadership skills, strengthen their ability to serve their communities; ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 27 March, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

U.S. Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office State Partnership Program

Georgetown – Last week the United States Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office, along with representatives from the Florida National Guard, conducted a subject matter expert exchange on Sexual Harassment Assault and Response Prevention (SHARP) with the Guyana Defence Force. The exchange took place at the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard Base at Ruimveldt from February 10-12. ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 February, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Guyana Shines: Keep Guyana Beautiful Participates in Keep America Beautiful 62nd National Conference

Georgetown – Program Managers for the “Guyana Shines: Keep Guyana Beautiful” project – Orin Phillips and Dexter Gonsalves – participated in the 2015 Keep America Beautiful (KAB) National Conference in Washington, D.C. from January 27 -29, 2015. During the conference presenters, equipped with new ideas and proven solutions to challenging community problems, sought to provoke new ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 2 February, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

Joint Statement on President Ramotar’s Announcement of National and Regional Elections

Dr. Nicole Giles, High Commissioner, Canadian High Commission Andrew Ayre, High Commissioner, British High Commission Bryan Hunt, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy Georgetown – The United States of America, Canada, and the United Kingdom welcome President Ramotar’s announcement that national and regional elections will be held in Guyana on May 11, 2015. Elections are a critical first-step ...

By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 January, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases

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