Ms. Diletta Doretti was appointed as joint ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Group Representative for Guyana, as July 1, 2024, while also maintaining the function of ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Representative for Suriname. In this new capacity as ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Group Representative, Ms Doretti will bring a unified country-level leadership across the institution to better support Guyana¡¯s public and private sector priorities and clients. Since joining in 2002, Ms. Doretti, an Italian national, has held various positions at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, including the most recent as ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ representative for Guyana and Suriname, based in Georgetown, Guyana, and previously as Senior Private Sector Development Specialist for the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ West Africa region, based in Mali. Ms. Doretti has strong and diversified ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Group experience in leading teams and in corporate assignments, including country engagements, developing ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s strategies around private sector, entrepreneurship and innovation. Ms. Doretti holds a Master¡¯s degree in international economics from SAIS Johns Hopkins and Bachelor degree in International Affairs and Law from University of Florence.