President to attend GEF Assembly in Vietnam

President David Granger departed Guyana on Sunday evening for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to attend the Sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), where he will be delivering a special address.
The Head of State was accompanied by his Political Assistant, William Cox, and his Aide-de-Camp, Major Mark St. Clair.
The Assembly and associated meetings will be held at the Furama International Conference Centre in Da Nang, Vietnam.
The GEF Assembly, governing body of the GEF, comprises 183 countries. It meets every four years to review policies, review and evaluate its operations, review membership of the facility, and consider for approval, amendments to the Instrument for the Establishment of the Restructured Global Environment Facility.