Ramotar urges diplomats to tap diaspora for development

President Donald Ramotar, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett with Guyana’s appointed foreign missions heads (GINA photo)

A diaspora unit has been established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President Donald Ramotar has urged Guyana’s diplomats to tap into the resources, skills and influence of Guyanese overseas to assist in the development of the country.

“You… have to stay engaged with our diaspora,” Ramotar told the heads of Guyana’s missions and other Foreign Service officials at the opening of the Heads of Mission conference at the International Conference Centre, at Liliendaal yesterday. The diplomats are meeting to discuss the outcomes and directions of national interest being articulated in foreign countries, capitals and Guyana’s contributions to international relations.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett had listed the establishment of a diaspora unit as one of