Foreign Affairs – Embassy of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana in Kuwait

MISSION STATEMENT

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the discharge of its mandate to promote the interests of Guyana within the international community, is committed to preserving the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and to contributing to the economic and social development of the Guyanese people. The Ministry is equally committed to promoting the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, maintaining active relationships with the Diplomatic Community, through skilled, dedicated diplomatic and administrative staff; and ensuring effective utilisation of its financial and material resources.

VISION

As the principal initiator and coordinator of the formulation and implementation of Guyana’s Foreign Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will actively promote, enhance and protect Guyana’s interests and image within the international community, through its efforts to affect the following:

Preservation of Guyana’s sovereignty and territorial integrity
Intensification of Guyana’s role as a proactive player in international affairs
Harnessing in a structured manner the skills, expertise and other resources of the Guyanese Diaspora that can contribute to the country’s development

Vested with the authority to respond to administrative, financial and other resource obligations, the Ministry will be a key facilitator in Guyana’s efforts to achieve sustained economic development, thus significantly upgrading its contribution to the enrichment of the Guyanese people.

For more information visit the website for the Guyana Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.minfor.gov.gy/

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Honourable Hugh Todd

Curriculum Vitae of HUGH HILTON TODD

Education
– Master of Science in Global Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2011, Trinidad
– Bachelor of Social Science Degree in Business Management (Pass with Distinction) 2010 University of Guyana, Turkeyen.
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Work Experience
– Co-Founder and Director: Linden Television Cable Network 2001 – 2009
– Lecturer: University of Guyana 2012 – Present

Graduate School of the Social Sciences
Courses Facilitated:
– Quality Management (MBA Programme) 2015
– Issues in Regional Politics: Latin America and the Caribbean
(Post Graduate Diploma – International Studies) 2013 – 2015
– International Relations in Latin America
(Post Graduate Diploma-International Studies) 2013-2015
School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

Courses Facilitated:
– Business Policy and Strategy (Final Year) 2012 – 2018
– International Business (Final Year) 2014 – 2020
– Business and Management Environment (Cross Faculty) 2012 – 2014
– International Trade (Final Year) 2012 – 2020
– Advertising Management (Final Year) 2012 – 2013
– International and Export Marketing (Final Year) 2017 – 2020

Appointments:
– Assistant Dean: School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation 2017 – 2020
– Member: Academic Board – University of Guyana 2014 – 2020
– Member: Disciplinary Committee – University of Guyana 2019 – 2020
– Head of Department: Department of Business and Management Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences. 2014 – 2017
– Member: Financial and General Purpose Committee 2015 – 2018 Founding Partner: LIRDS Think Tank Group 2013 – 2015
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Publication
– Op-Ed. Multinational Corporations: Boon or Bane? Neo-Liberalist Confession – with Clement Henry, online, Available from www.lirds.org 2014
– Op-Ed. Multinational Corporations and Small Developing States: A New Regionalist Rejoinder- with Clement Henry, online, Available from www.lirds.org 2014
– Book Chapter: “Regionalism and Development: An Analysis of UNASUR’s Implications on Guyana’s Development Trajectory” in Selected Essays on Caribbean: An International Relations Perspective, Edited by Dr. Marlon Anatol and Dr. Mark Kirton. 2012
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Seminars:
– Paper Presented: Ethno-politization and its implications on Guyana’s Political Economy, 2015 Conference Theme: “Reshaping (g)local dynamics of the Caribbean”, Panel Topic:
“Ehtnopolitization as a strategy of in – and exclusion” University of Hannover, Germany – October 14-17
– Presentation: Marketing Plan and Operations Plan, Workshop on Business Plans for Rural 2015 Cottage Industries –Sponsor: The Government of Chile/UNDP, Ocean View International Hotel, July 21-23
– Paper Presented: Globalization in the 21st Century: Challenges for National Competitiveness 2014 in Small Developing Economies – The Case of Guyana, University of Havana, December 11 – 14
– Presentation: Developing a Strategy for Guyana – Doing Business and Development with the 2014 East, West and South, Global Perspective Inc. National Library, Georgetown October 28
– Presentation: “Democracy” Ideas Forum: The Knowledge Underground, Moray House, 2014 Georgetown, August 21
– Presentation: Guyana and its Relations with CARICOM and the Hemisphere in the 21st 2014 Century”, University of the West Indies Institute of International Relations/ University of Havana.
– Workshop on Contemporary Caribbean International Relations” St Augustine, Trinidad
– Paper Presented: New Regionalism: Prospects and Challenges for Guyana-Key Lessons from Mauritius, University of the West Indies Institute of International Relations/LIRDS Think Tank Seminar on Analyzing current Issues in the Changing Hemispheric Environment, Cara Lodge Georgetown, Guyana.
– Presentation: New Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for Guyana and Suriname at UWI IIR Seminar. Theme: “Prospects and Challenges for CARICOM States in the Pursuit of Regional Integration in the Twenty First Century” Paramaribo, Suriname.
– Presentation: Regionalism and development” UNASUR and its implications for CARICOM. Can Guyana be the Critical Link? , University of the West Indies Institute of International Relations Seminar. Theme: “Prospects and Challenges for CARICOM States in the Pursuit of Regional Integration in the Twenty First Century” Georgetown Guyana
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Additional Work Experience and Qualification:
– Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment – Columbia University 2018
– XVII IDB Civil Society Conference, Theme “Competitiveness through Innovation Technology” Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2017
– Rank : Sub Lieutenant 1995-1999
– Appointment: Craft Commander, Guyana Defense Force Coast Guard 1998
– Training Officer: Guyana Defense Training School, Kingston, Georgetown 1997
– Location Commander: Benab, # 63 Village Corentyne 1996
– On the Job Training: (OJT) United States Coast Guard, Key West, Florida, July 1996
– Certificate: Boarding officers Course, United States Coast Guard, Virginia, USA, June 1996
– Certificate: Rule of Law and Disciplined Operations, United States Naval Justice School 1996
– Detachment International Training, Virginia, USA, May 1996
– Maritime Security Seminar, United States Coast Guard International Training Division and 1996 Maritime Port Operations School, Virginia, USA. May 1996
– Certificate: Maritime Search Planning, National Search and Rescue School, Virginia, USA. May 1996
– Seminar: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, United States Coast Guard Leadership Institute, Virginia, USA. May 1996
– Certificate: International Maritime Officers Course, United States Coast Academy, Command and Operations School. Virginia, USA. April 1996
– Certificate: Boarding Officers Instructors Course, United States Coast Guard, International Maritime Law Enforcement Team, Georgetown, Guyana. February 1996
– Certificate: Boarding Officers Course, United States Coast Guard, International Maritime Law Enforcement Team, Georgetown, Guyana. February 1996
– Naval Studies: Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, United Kingdom. 1995
– Naval General Training: – Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, United Kingdom 1994
– Standard Officers Course Number 23, Guyana Defense Force. 1993