New UN Resident Coordinator officially commences her tenure in Guyana
New United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Guyana Yeşim Oruç on Thursday presented her letter of credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd which signalled the official start of her mandate in the country.
New United Nations Resident Coordinator to Guyana, Yeşim Oruç presented her letter of credence to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd
Oruç, who is a dual national of Turkey and the United States of America (USA), has replaced Mikiko Tanaka, who served in Guyana for the past five years.
Prior to her appointment as the highest-ranking UN official in Guyana, Oruç served as UNDP’s Deputy Director in Washington (2016-2021), UNDP Country Director in Albania (2012-2016), and UNDP Resident Representative and Deputy Resident Representative (2008-2012) in Romania. The new UN Resident Coordinator joined UNDP in 1996 as a national officer in Turkey.
Oruç holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (Comparative Governments) from Yale University, Connecticut, USA and a Master’s of Art degree in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
Oruç is bilingual in English and Turkish and is proficient in Arabic and German. The mother of Akay Kaya, Oruç is joined in Guyana by her spouse Mehmet T Kaya, also a national of Turkey.
