THE work permit and extension of stay of International Republican Institute resident Country Director, Glenn Bradbury, were revoked by Government, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon.
Speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing, held yesterday at the Office of the President, he explained that the revocation of the documents were based on the conclusion that the “immigration laws of Guyana have been offended” by Bradbury and his actions in Guyana.
He added that Government understands that the revocation was communicated by Bradbury to his employer, the United States Embassy in Guyana, and the Canadian High Commission, as he is a Canadian citizen.
Luncheon told the media that the current Administration is at present awaiting a “timely and official” word from the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Brent Hardt, on Government’s reiteration of both its willingness to engage in talks over the project, as well as the condition that the implementation of the project be halted to facilitate talks.
“We will not negotiate under duress,” he stressed.
About Glenn Bradbury
According to a remarks made on July 24, 2013 by Ambassador D. Brent Hardt at a reception welcoming Glenn Bradbury to Guyana:
Glenn brings to this endeavor a lifetime of service in parliament, party politics, and international development.
He is an expert in governance; parliamentary and committee procedure, legislative analysis and public policy, who has over twenty years of service at the House of Commons of Canada as a Senor Parliamentary Advisor and Senior Policy Advisor to several Members of the Canadian Parliament.
Glenn is also well-versed in providing strategic and crisis communications; issue management; stakeholder engagement, and public affairs. He brings to Guyana in-depth knowledge on the operations of government; political parties; departmental operations; public policy development; and media/public affairs. He has worked on a broad range of legislative, regulatory, and policy initiatives and has drafted successful amendments to legislation and private bills, motions, and statements for presentation in the House and its Standing Committees. He has acted as liaison with representatives of provincial and municipal governments; national stakeholder groups; trade associations; the private sector; NGO's and civil society organizations; diplomatic missions; and the media.
Glenn served as Legislative Program Director under a USAID-funded program aimed at supporting the Assembly of Kosovo; its legislative committees; MPs from all parties, and advising a 27-member, all-party women's caucus. While in Kosovo, he was a member of an international monitoring team that observed the first ever, nation-wide Kosovo municipal elections.
Glenn has been actively involved with the Liberal Party of Canada and has participated in a succession of federal, provincial, and municipal election campaigns since 1987.
