Albert Ramdin
Albert Ramdin is a Surinamese diplomat, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.Biography
Ramdin was born in Suriname, and went to secondary school in Paramaribo. He left for the Netherlands to study social geography at the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In 1991, Ramdin became the Director of the HIMOS Development Agency in Oegstgeest, Netherlands.
In 1997, Ramdin was appointed as the Permanent Representative of the Organization of American States for Suriname. In 1999, he became assistent general for external relations at the CARICOM. In 2001, Ramdin became adviser to the Secretary General of the OAS. On 7 June 2005, Radmin was elected Assistent Secretary General of Organization of American States, and took office on 19 July 2005. In July 2015, he returned to Suriname, and worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In May 2016, Ramdin started to work for the Newmont gold mining corporation.
On 16 July 2020, Ramdin became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Santokhi.
