Robert Persaud

Robert Montgomery Persaud is the Foreign Secretary of Guyana as of 17 August 2020, and a former government minister.

Biography

Persaud graduated Master in Business Administration from the University of [the West Indies|University of West Indies] in 2005.
In 1993, he began his career as editor for the Mirror Newspaper. In 1999, he was appointed Presidential Advisor. In 2001, Persaud served in the Cabinet of the Ministry of Natural Resources. From 2006 to 2011, he was served as Minister of Agriculture
From 2011 until 2015, Persaud served as Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment.
On 17 August 2020, he was appointed Foreign Secretary.