David Dabydeen
Guyanese-born broadcaster, writer and academic (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Dabydeen FRSL (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation)[1] from 1997 to 2010, and was the youngest Member of the UNESCO Executive Board (1993–1997), elected by the General Council of all Member States of UNESCO. He was appointed Guyana's Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinaire to China, from 2010 to 2015.[2] He is one of the longest serving diplomats in the history of Guyana, most of his work done in a voluntary unpaid capacity.
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Born | David Horace Clarence Harilal Sookram (1955-12-09) 9 December 1955 (age 68) |
Education | Queen's College, Guyana |
Alma mater | Selwyn College, Cambridge; University College London; Wolfson College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic |
Notable work | The Intended (1991) |
Awards | Guyana Prize for Literature; Commonwealth Poetry Prize |
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