President leading gov’t team to Washington 

President Irfaan Ali and a delegation including Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo; Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd and Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud departed for Washington yesterday for a series of high-level engagements.

A statement from the Office of the President said that at the invitation of the US Government, the delegation will meet with high-ranking US Government officials, including the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and leaders of Congress and the Senate, to discuss a range of issues to further deepen bilateral relations between Guyana and the United States.