President welcomes new Brazilian Military Attaché

President David Granger on Friday attended a simple ceremony to mark the formal handing over of responsibility of the Brazilian Defence, Naval and Army Attaché to Guyana, Colonel Oswaldo Benedito Romao da Silva to Colonel Emerson Deni da Silva. The ceremony was held at the Marriott Hotel.

Colonel da Silva who began his tour of office in March 2015, said it was an honour

New Brazilian Military Attache, Colonel Emerson Deni da Silva;, outgoing Attache, Colonel Oswaldo Benedito Romao da Silva; Guyana’s Head of State David Granger; Brazilian Ambassador Lineu Pupa De Paulo and Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Patrick West

to represent his country in the friendly, neighbouring state of Guyana. “I’ve learnt a lot from the Guyanese people and today I am proud to look at myself as a small part of Guyana’s history and understanding the tradition of this wonderful nation will be the biggest legacy for me,” he said.

His successor, Colonel Deni da Silva, is a well accomplished military officer. He completed the Military Officer’s Basic Course, Infantry Captain Career Course, the Jungle Warfare Training Course, Commander General Staff Course and the Advanced Military Tactics Course. He is also decorated with several military awards from the Brazilian Army, including the Silver Military Medal for 20 years of service and the Silver Troop Corp Medal.