MacDonald, a career diplomat, is a trained lawyer and holds several degrees from universities in Suriname, Belgium, the United States and the Netherlands. He has represented Suriname at the OAS, UNASUR, OIC and other multilateral bodies. While serving as Suriname’s ambassador to the UN in New York, Macdonald was also chairperson of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors to the United Nations. He was a vice president of the 65th General Assembly and also the chairperson of the UN Third Committee, the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee for the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Macdonald is the former ambassador of Surinam twice acrredited to the UN.

When there will be new travel restrictions due to covid 19, it is possible that some speakers in the lecture program "Bendictio" will have to give the lecture via a video connection. We will keep you posted if so.

This lecture is part of the exhibition Benedictio IV Mighty echo of the Amazon rainforest - revelations of the Guianas.

10% van de opbrengst van de Benedictio IV gaat naar de OIS ( Organisatie van Inheemsen in Suriname)