Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield leads U.S. Delegation to Caricom Summit in Guyana

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations and a member of President Biden’s Cabinet, arrived in Guyana on Saturday, and will lead the US Delegation to the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Governments of the Caribbean Community (Caricom).
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will meet with President Dr. Irfaan Ali to discuss the United States’ commitment to Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and Guyana’s priorities on the UN Security Council for its elected term, and reaffirm bilateral partnerships on shared priorities such as food security, migration, and climate change.
The Ambassador will also advance an array of Biden-Harris Administration regional policy goals under the U.S.-Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis (PACC 2030) and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) – including on firearms’ trafficking, governance, energy, trade, climate resilience, and sustainable development – with multiple leaders attending the Summit.
At the Caricom Summit, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will continue to rally global support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, and reiterate the urgency of establishing a credible and inclusive path toward elections in order to enable the return to democratic order for the Haitian people.
During her three-day visit, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will also meet with Venezuelan migrant small business owners and members of civil society.
She is accompanied by members of the U.S. delegation, including Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols; USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Marcela Escobari; Senior Coordinator for Atlantic Cooperation, Ambassador Jessye Lapenn; and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy, Laura Lochman.