A 19-year-old Guyanese student at the University of Toronto has been selected to attend the historic inauguration of US President Barack Obama on Tuesday in Washington DC.
Former School of the Nations student, Darren Jordan, will be honoured for five days as a young leader and will participate in activities commemorating the presidential inauguration and the transition of power, a release stated.
Darren Jordan
Among those activities are the University Presidential Inaugural Conference and a Black Tie Inaugural Ball.
According to a letter dispatched to his parents, Winston and Charmaine Jordan, the release said, Darren was selected based on his leadership skills demonstrated at the Global Young Leaders Conference in July 2007.
The letter read: “On behalf of the 366 members of Congress on our Honorary Congressional Board of Advisors, I would like to extend my congratulations on this extraordinary recognition of Darren’s achievements and the special character he demonstrated at GYLC. You should be very proud.”
The release added that his hosts are confident that he will gain a deeper understanding of the history behind the electoral process in the United States and will be inspired by the richness of tradition surrounding the inauguration.
I’m very proud of young people like him especially a young man ,not many youths like him makes their parents proud of them in thay way.
That’s great that guyana will be represented at the Inauguration , congrats to young Jordan .
Obama is the the right person the U.S needs to bring them out of the mess they’re in . African Americans and those world wide have all the reason to be proud of this occasion .
One advice though, guyanese young men should emulate obama and learn from him and maybe , just maybe , guyana will have less thieves and more men with dignity & self respect !
Congrats to this young man i know your parents are very proud.
hats off to you my son guyana is proud of you/ keep up the good work and may your light shine bright,god bless you.
Congratulations to you Mr. Darren Jordon for been given the opportunity to witness the greatest and most important day in American history, seeing an African-American being sworn-in as the President of the United States. As they said that a black man could and would never become the president of this country. Well, President Obama showed the world that he could and would break that barrier and I am so proud.
Darren enjoy your trip and best of luck in your future endeavourments son.
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