TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 13162 

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EMPLOYMENT 

 Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and GUYANA 

Effected by Exchange of Notes 

Dated at Georgetown August 16 and 21, 2001 

 

 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

 evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 GUYANA 

 Employment 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

Dated at Georgetown August 16 and 21, 2001; 

Entered into force August 21, 2001. 
Tel: No. 61607 - 9

Fax: No. 59192

EXTERNAL GUYANA

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,

"Takuba Lodge"

254 South Road & New Garden Street,

Georgetown,

Guyana.

Note No: - 544/2001 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative Republic of

Guyana presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of

America and has the honour to provide for its consideration a proposed

agreement for the employment on a reciprocal basis of members of the

families of resident diplomats.

Begin ad referendum language: For the purpose of this agreement,

dependents shall mean legally married spouse, unmarried dependent

children under 21 years of age, unmarried dependent children under 23

years of age who are in full time attendance as students at a post

secondary educational institution; and unmarried children who are

physically or mentally disabled.

For the purpose of this agreement, official employees shall mean

diplomatic agents, consular officers and members of support staff

assigned to Diplomatic Missions, Consular Offices and Missions to

International Organisations.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United

States, an official request shall be made by the Embassy of Guyana in

Washington to the Office of the Protocol in the Department of State. After

the processing of the official request, the Embassy of Guyana will be

informed by the Office of Protocol that the dependent may accept

employment.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in Guyana, an

official request shall be made by the Embassy of the United States of

America in Georgetown to the Office of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs. After the processing of the official request, the Embassy of the

United States of America will be informed by the Office of Protocol that

the dependent may accept employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Guyana wish

to confirm their understanding that dependents who obtain employment

under this agreement and who have immunity from jurisdiction of the 1
receiving states in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic

Relations or the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, or any

other applicable international agreement, have no immunity from civil or

administrative jurisdiction, with respect to matters arising out of such

employment.

Such dependents are also responsible for payment of income and

social security taxes on any remuneration received as a result of

employment in the receiving state. Dependents continue to enjoy all other

privileges and immunities to which they are entitled.

If a dependent under the terms of this Agreement who enjoys

immunity from criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under the

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is accused of an offence

related to the remunerated activity, the sending state shall seriously

consider any written request for waiver of such immunity.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further proposes that, if these

provisions are acceptable to the Embassy of the United States of America,

this Note and the response of the Embassy of the United States of

America concurring therein shall constitute an agreement between the

Governments of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United States

of America which shall enter into force on the date of that reply Note and

shall remain in force until ninety days after the date of the written

notification from either Government to the other of intention to

terminate. End ad referendum language. 

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative Republic of

Guyana avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the

United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration.

Georgetown. Guyana

August 16, 2001. 

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EMBASSY OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

No. 225

The Embassy of the United States of America presents its

compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative Republic of

Guyana and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's Note No. 544/2001 dated

August 16, 2001, and wishes to inform the Ministry that the Government of the

United States of America accepts the provisions of the agreement. The text of the

agreement reads as follows:

"For the purpose of this agreement, dependents shall mean legally married

spouse, unmarried dependent children under 21 years of age, unmarried dependent

children under 23 years of age who are in full time attendance as students at a post

secondary educational institution; and unmarried children who are physically or

mentally disabled.

For the purpose of this agreement, official employees shall mean

diplomatic agents, consular officers and members of support staff assigned to

Diplomatic Missions, Consular Offices and Missions to International

Organisations. 1
In the case of dependents who seek employment in the United States, an

official request shall be made by the Embassy of Guyana in Washington to the

Office of the Protocol in the Department of State. After the processing of the

official request, the Embassy of Guyana will be informed by the Office of

Protocol that the dependent may accept employment.

In the case of dependents who seek employment in Guyana, an official

request shall be made by the Embassy of the United States of America in

Georgetown to the Office of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After the

processing of the official request, the Embassy of the United States of America

will be informed by the Office of Protocol that the dependent may accept

employment.

The United States Government and the Government of Guyana wish to

confirm their understanding that dependents who obtain employment under this

agreement and who have immunity from jurisdiction of the receiving states in

accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations or the Privileges

and Immunities of the United Nations, or any other applicable international

agreement, have no immunity from civil or administrative jurisdiction, with

respect to matters arising out of such employment.

Such dependents are also responsible for payment of income and social

security taxes on any remuneration received as a result of employment in the

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receiving state. Dependents continue to enjoy all other privileges and immunities

to which they are entitled.

If a dependent under the terms of this Agreement who enjoys immunity

from criminal jurisdiction of the receiving state under the Vienna Convention on

Diplomatic Relations is accused of an offence related to the remunerated activity,

the sending state shall seriously consider any written request for waiver of such

immunity.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further proposes that, if these provisions

are acceptable to the Embassy of the United Sates of America, this Note and the

response of the Embassy of the United States of America concurring therein shall

constitute an agreement between the Governments of the Cooperative Republic of

Guyana and the United States of America which shall enter into force on the date

of that reply Note and shall remain in force until ninety days after the date of the

written notification from either Government to the other of intention to

terminate."

The Government of the United States is pleased to confirm that the

Ministry's Note and this Note in reply constitute an agreement which shall enter

into force on August 21, 2001.

The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this

opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Cooperative

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Republic of Guyana the assurances of its highest consideration.

Embassy of the United States of America,

Georgetown, August 21, 2001 4