Speeches by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael

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His Excellency Odeen Ishmael
Ambassador of Guyana to Venezuela and former Ambassador of Guyana to the United States and the OAS

Address by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana to the 33rd annual meeting of the Latin American Council of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA) - Caracas, 27 November 2007
Speech by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the Congress on Education in Islamic Countries, at the Turkish Asian Centre for Strategic Studies, Istanbul, Turkey - 24-27 October 2007
Statement by the Ambassador of Guyana, Dr. Odeen Ishmael, on the cancellation of the EU-ACP Sugar Protocol at the SELA meeting on Trade Policies, Negotiations of Trade Agreements and Latin American and Caribbean Integration - Caracas, 22 October 2007
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Head of the Delegation of Guyana, at the annual meeting of the Latin American Council of SELA - Caracas, 30 March 2007 - Spanish translation
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Head of the Guyana delegation, to the Seventh Conference of Ministers of Defence of the Americas - Managua, Nicaragua, 2-5 October 2006
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting on the Question of Palestine – Caracas, Venezuela, 13 December 2005
Annual meeting of the Latin American Council of the Latin American Economic System (SELA): Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, Vice-Chairman of the Latin American Council, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of SELA - Caracas, 22 November 2005
Remarks by Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador of Guyana to Venezuela, at the ministerial dialogue on the Social Charter of the Americas - Caracas, 29 August 2005
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Summit of the Association of Caribbean States - Panama City, Panama, 29 July 2005
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana to the Latin American Council of the Latin American Economic System (SELA) - Caracas, 24 November 2004 - Spanish translation
The Current State of Guyana-Venezuela Relations: Speech by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael to the Pedro Gual Institute of Higher Diplomatic Studies - Caracas, 27 September 2004 - Spanish translation
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE "FIRST COURSE OF EDUCATION OF THE TEACHING OF SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE" - MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CARACAS, 19 May 2004 - Spanish translation
Cheddi Jagan's vision for Caribbean and Hemispheric Integration - Speech by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Cheddi Jagan Research Institute, 22 March 2004
Statement by Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador of Guyana, to the Ministerial Meeting of the Latin American Economic System, Caracas, Venezuela, 26 November 2003
Farewell statement to the Permanent Council by Ambassador Odeen Ishamel, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS - Washington, October 22, 2003
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, on behalf of CARICOM, to the XIX Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group, Santiago, Chile, June 9, 2003
Statement By Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Head Of The Delegation Of Guyana, to the Thirtieth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers - Tehran, Iran, May 28-31, 2003
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT THE GUYANA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS SPENSORED BY THE GUYANA TRI-STATE ALLIANCE AT CITY HALL, NEW YORK, MAY 16, 2003
Concluding Statement by Ambasador Odeen Ishmael, Chairman of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States during the Special Session to Discuss the Situation in Haiti -- April 30, 2003
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Chairman of the Permanent Council at the Special Session of the Permanent Council of the OAS on the Promotion of Democracy -- Washington DC, 29 April 2003
Opening Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OAS, at the Ceremony to Launch the Book, Inter-American Democratic Charter - Documents and Interpretations, at OAS Headquarters, Washington DC, 22 April 2003
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, Chairman of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States to the Model OAS General Assembly, Washington DC, April 18, 2003
Remarks by the Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OAS, Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, at the Protocolary Session of the Permanent Council to Celebrate Pan American Day, April 14, 2003
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana, on Becoming the Chairman of the Permanent Council of the OAS - April 3, 2003
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael to the Permanent Council of the OAS Condemning the Terrorist Acts in Colombia - 12 February 2003
LECTURE BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY: THE IMPACT OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ON THE CARIBBEAN POLITICAL ECONOMY - 30 January 2003
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael to the OAS Permanent Council on the death of -Desmond Hoyte, Leader of the Opposition of Guyana - 29 January 2003
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT THE OPENING SESSION OF GUYANA DIASPORA FORUM ON CONFLICT AND CONFLICT ANALYSIS IN GUYANA AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY, Washington DC, December 14, 2002
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON "OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA" - December 10, 2002
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the General Assembly of the United Nations in Introducing the Resolution on the Role of the New Global Human Order 4 November 2002
APPROACHES ON SECURITY IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the Meeting of the Committee on Hemispheric Security of the OAS Washington DC, 29 October 2002
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, On Behalf of the Chairman of CARICOM, at the Ceremony Marking the Conclusion of the Facilitation Process of the Belize-Guatemala Territorial Dispute, OAS Headquarters, Washington DC, September 30, 2002
STATEMENT BY DR. ODEEN ISHMAEL, AMBASSADOR OF GUYANA TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AT THE COORDINATION MEETING OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE, UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17, 2002
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana on Behalf of CARICOM at a Special Session of the Permanent Council of the OAS to Commemorate the First Anniversary of the Signing of the Inter-American Democratic Charter Washington DC, September 16, 2002
Remarks at the Special Meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana, on Behalf of CARICOM Delegations, During Discussion on the Resolution, "Support for Strengthening Democracy in Haiti" September 4, 2002
INFLUENCING THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS IN THE AMERICAS - A TRIBUTE TO SIMON BOLIVAR. (Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS, at the Protocolory Session of the Organization of American States, July 24, 2002) - Spanish translation
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana in Opening the Seminar on The Future of Caribbean Business Within the Free Trade Area of the Americas, at Howard University, Washington DC, July 13, 2002
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Head of the delegation of Guyana to the twenty-ninth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers Khartoum, Sudan, June 25-27, 2002
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUYANA, ON BEHALF OF CARICOM DELEGATIONS TO THE SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE OAS, ON THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA WASHINGTON DC, 18 APRIL 2002
Cheddi Jagan - Glimpses of an Internationalist: Text of a Lecture by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre, Georgetown, Guyana on March 14, 2002.
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS, at the Meeting of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) Washington DC, January 28, 2002
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL ON RECEIVING THE KING LEGACY AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE, Washington DC, January 21, 2002
THE IMPACT OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST THE UNITED STATES ON THE CARIBBEAN POLITICAL ECONOMY (Text of Lecture by Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador of Guyana. This lecture was sponsored by Clark Atlanta University and held at Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2001
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL OF GUYANA AT THE ANNUAL COORDINATION MEETING OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC), UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 15 NOVEMBER 2001
STATEMENT BY THE AMBASSADOR OF GUYANA TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, H.E. DR. ODEEN ISHMAEL, TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ON MEASURES TO ELIMINATE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM, NEW YORK, 4 OCTOBER 2001
REMARKS BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL AT THE VIGIL AND REMEMBRANCE SERVICE IN HONOR OF THE DEAD AND MISSING GUYANESE IN THE ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND THE PENTAGON SEPTEMBER 11 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS condemning the recent terrorist acts against the United States, 19 September 2001
Speech by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana (on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean and Caribbean Group) at the opening of the 56th session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 12 September 2001
Further views on the Inter-American Democratic Charter by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael in the OAS Working Group, August 15, 2001
Address by the Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador of Guyana to the United States, Head of the Delegation of Guyana, to the 28th Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers Bamako, Mali -- 25-29 June 2001
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana in the Permanent Council of the OAS During Discussions on the Inter-American Democratic Charter C Washington DC, June 20, 2001
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS at the meeting on the security concerns of small developing States Washington, D.C., MARCH 30, 2001
STATEMENT ON THE POST-ELECTIONS DISTURBANCES IN GUYANA BY AMBASSADOR ODEEN ISHMAEL, PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GUYANA TO THE OAS, IN THE MEETING OF THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE OAS -- Washington DC, March 28, 2001.
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS at the special meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the OAS Resolution on Representative Democracy - Washington DC, March 26, 2001
Remarks in the Permanent Council of the OAS on the Resolution on Natural Disasters Reduction, 22 November 2000
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the Organization of American States, to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights at a Hearing of a General Nature, Washington DC, October 12, 2000.
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the meeting of the OAS Permanent Council on September 27, 2000 during discussions on the harmful Tax Competition of the Organization of economic cooperation and development.
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Emancipation Day Event Sponsored by the Guyana Festivals Committee in Brooklyn, New York, August 13, 2000
Remarks by Ambassador Dr. Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the signing of the agreement between Green Mining and the Government of Guyana at OPIC Headquarters Washington DC, July 28, 2000
Statement by Ambassador Dr. Odeen Ishmael, Head of the delegation of Guyana, at the 27th session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27-30 June 2000.
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the OAS during the Ministerial Dialogue at the XXX General Assembly of the OAS,Windsor, Canada, June 3-6, 2000.
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at Guyana Independence Forum, Toronto, May 19, 2000
Address by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the Prince George's Community College Caribbean Festival, Largo, Maryland, May 7, 2000
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the special meeting of the Permanent Council of the OAS to discuss the recent events of flooding in Venezuela -- Washington DC, December 23, 1999
Speech by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael-University of Guyana Guild of Graduates Dinner, Toronto, Canada, Sept.18, 1999
Statement by Dr. Odeen Ishmael, at the Environmental Forum at Waynesburg College, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 14, 1999
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the World Bank, Washington DC, 22 July 1999
Statement by his Excellency Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, head of the delegation of the Republic of Guyana, at the twenty-sixth session of the Islamic Conference of foreign ministers, Ougadougou, Burkina Faso, June 27th- July 2nd.1999
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael in the Permanent Council of the OAS During Discussion on Global Warming and Climate Change Washington DC, March 24, 1999
"Coping in America: Caribbean East Indians in the United States", at St.John's University, New York, March 20th.1999.
Remarks at a Symposium on "The Global Economic Crisis: A Diplomatic Perspective" at Howard University, Washington DC, March 1, 1999
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, at the meeting of the Permanent Council Of The OAS, Washington DC. January 20th 1999.
Address to the Senate of the State of Michigan — Lansing, Michigan, September 17, 1998
Paper Presented by Odeen Ishmael, Ambassador of Guyana to the United States of America, at the Caribbean American Summit at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, May 23, 1998
Statement by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana, on the Post-Election Situation at the Special Session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (Washington DC -- January 13, 1998)
Statement by his Excellency Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, head of the delegation of Guyana, at the eighth Summit of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC)Tehran, Iran C 9-11 December 1997
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael, Permanent Representative of Guyana, at the Special Session of the General Assembly of the OAS to Approve the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and the Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Material - Washington D.C., November 13-14, 1997
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at Indian Arrival Day Commemoration (Lantana, Florida -- June 8, 1997)
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Memorial Service for President Cheddi Jagan at Howard University (Washington, DC -- APRIL 6, 1997)
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael at the Trade and Investment Conference Sponsored by the Small Business International Institute of Morris Brown College. (Atlanta, USA. -- 20 September, 1996)
Remarks by Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the Forum Organized by CIMBUX and OGU. (Washington D.C. -- June 14, 1996)
Remarks of Ambassador Odeen Ishmael of Guyana at the Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Lance Gibbs - Miami, 16 March 1996
Paper Presented by the Ambassador of Guyana -- Caricom's Position on the Drug Trade With Special Emphasis on Guyana. (Washington, D.C. -- 8 March, 1996)
Remarks by Guyana's Ambassador on the Occasion of the Ratification of the Convention on the Prevention of Violence Against Women.(Washington, D.C. -- 28 February, 1996)
Statement by Guyana's OAS Ambassador at the Installation Ceremony of Guyana into the Inter-American Defense Board. (Washington, D.C. -- November 2, 1995)
Statement by Guyana's OAS Ambassador to the Permanent Council Concerning the Cyanide Spill. (Washington, D.C. -- August 30, 1995)