Strong Guyana-US relations grounded...

the Ambassador to Guyana, but also the Ambassador to CARICOM.

“ These results don ’ t come by accident It comes by building trust, confidence , supporting each other, understanding our very priorities , and then establishing a strong footing through which we build systems to improve what we want to achieve,” he said.

President Ali continued: “…energy, climate change and financing , food security on all three fronts, the US and CARICOM working collectively on a joint action plan to address all three of these critical global issues under the leadership of Ambassador Lynch.”

Tireless Efforts

He acknowledged Ambassador Lynch ’ s tireless efforts to promote the presence and active participation of the US private sector in Guyana’s unfolding development.

Under her leadership, numerous American and Guyanese companies have formed partnerships across various sectors

He related that he sees her period of ambassadorship as results - oriented and driven

President Ali said that Ambassador Lynch has integrated herself into Guy- ana’s society, culture, and customs and he assured her that when she looks back at the country in the next eight years, she will see a strong united Guyana Meanwhile, Ambassador Lynch in her remarks said that the event marked the beginning of her departure from Georgetown and her position as Ambassador She will begin her transition to her new position at the US Southern Command

“It has been the greatest honour of my professional life to serve as the United States Ambassador to Guyana and the Secretary of State’s Representative to CARICOM during these past four plus years,” she said Ambassador Lynch said that with her Embassy teammates, they built their work around the guiding vision of furthering governance , prosperity , and security , and , over four years, they addressed some of the most consequential challenges and tremendous opportunities across all three priority areas

Some of the accomplishments of which she is most proud include providing capacity- building advice and technical assistance to help Guyana build key institutions, including key democratic institutions, like GECOM; and, key financial institutions, like the GRA , to move ahead on modernising and digitising systems to improve transparency

On their security partnership, she said this sends a strong signal that the US and Guyana are partners and that they ( US ) care about Guyana

“Thanks to the excellent partnership with law enforcement, we have both had successful extraditions of criminals that have no place in our nations or our neighbourhood,” she said Ambassador Lynch continued : “ On the defence side , we provided millions of dollars in military training , undertook not one but now two major military exercises (Tradewinds) in just three years , an unprecedented feat for any country of this size in the region, and provided critical medical care to hundreds of Guyanese thanks to medical visits by the U S military.”

She said that these accomplishments are mutual achievements that demonstrate that the partnership has been strengthened and deepened over the four years.

Lynch stated that this signals that they will be key allies for years to come in the region that they share

Several government ministers were among those in attendance.