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US Ambassador remains “committed” to LEAD project

May 07, 2014 News

US Ambassador D. Brent Hardt says that he remains “committed” to the Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project that was launched here but which the Guyana Government has rejected.
The US envoy made the remarks yesterday after handing over an Automated Fingerprinting Identification System (AFIS) to the Guyana Police Force. But Hardt declined to comment on Guyana’s revocation of the work permit and visa of Canadian Glenn Bradbury, who was in charge of the project.
“I remain committed to the programme and I think it is doing very good things for the people of Guyana,” Hardt said, while explaining that the project was part of a framework from 2009 on governing justly and democratically.
The US Ambassador also declined to comment on recent statements that were made about him by the PPP administration.
“I am not going to judge any statement. I am here to do my job, and my job has many facets, from security cooperation to public health, to democracy and governance, to economic prosperity.  We work in all these areas, and our view is that all of these areas are interrelated and so we have tried to, over the years, have an integrated assistance programme that looks after all of this,” Hardt said.
Government has rejected outright the US Government’s Leadership and Democracy (LEAP) project, said to be geared towards strengthening democratic institutions in Guyana, and the PPP on Monday branded US Ambassador Hardt as a “meddler”, after the diplomat criticized government for censoring the local media.

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