GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the University of Guyana.
Sir Ronald Sanders (Photo courtesy of CARICOM)The award will be conferred on the diplomat at the Faculty of Social Sciences graduation ceremony here on Saturday. It will be taking place during a historic graduation season in which the University of Guyana is expected to graduate approximately 3,700 students, the largest cohort in its 62-year history.
In announcing the honour, the University’s Special Conferral Committee described Sir Ronald as “a transformative figure in diplomacy, business, and academia,” whose career reflects a sustained commitment to diplomacy, good governance, and Caribbean advancement.
This latest recognition accompanies Sir Ronald’s earlier award of an Honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from the University of the West Indies, underlining his regional standing as one of the Caribbean’s most accomplished diplomats and public intellectuals.
Over a five-decade career, he has also served as a High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO), and as an elected member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, as well as being a leading advocate for the rights of small states in global affairs.
Reacting to the announcement, Sir Ronald said he was “deeply honoured to receive this distinction from Guyana’s national university” and added that “it is especially meaningful to share this occasion with a new generation of graduates whose talents will shape Guyana’s and the Caribbean’s future”.
