H.E. Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes
Secretary-General of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Secretary-General of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

Biography
Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes of Guyana was elected the new Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) at the 100th Session of the Group’s Council of Ministers, held at ACP Headquarters in Brussels on December 10, 2014.
Prior to taking up his position as the Secretary General of the ACP Group, Dr. Gomes served as Guyana’s Ambassador to Belgium and the European Community and as Guyana’s representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO). Dr. Gomes also served as Chair of the Working Group on Future Perspectives of the ACP Group.
He was the Dean of ACP Ambassadors in Brussels, and Chair of the Sub-Committee on Sugar and previously served as Chair of the Committee of Ambassadors, a decision-making body of the ACP Group.
Dr Gomes has also worked for the United Nations as a senior adviser in Human Resources Development at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. He has authored numerous publications in the areas of development and social policy analysis and served as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Maastricht-based think tank, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM).
Dr. Gomes will serve as Secretary General for the ACP for the period 2015 - 2020.
Publications
events
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Aug 10
Brussels Briefing 60: "The future of food and agricultural transformation"
The Brussels Development Briefing 60 is organised by CTA, the European Commission/EuropeAid, the ACP Secretariat and CONCORD and held on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
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Aug 10
Brussels Briefing 56: “The Land-water-energy nexus and the sustainability of the food system”
The Brussels Briefing 56 discusses the Land-Water-Energy nexus and its implications for the food system, with a focus on ACP countries. Delivering water, energy and food for all in a sustainable and equitable way is a major challenge face… -
Aug 10
Brussels Briefing 55: "The opportunities of blockchain for agriculture"
The Brussels Briefing 55, on "The opportunities of blockchain for agriculture", discussed and provided an overview of the opportunities and challenges in adopting the blockchain technology in agriculture and the agrifood industry and some of the best practices and successful applications of the blockchain technology of interest to ACP countries. CTA organises… -
Aug 10
Brussels Briefing 46 on 'Agribusiness development in SIDs: the potential of tourism-related markets'
The Brussels Development Briefing n.46 on the subject of “Agribusiness development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): the potential of tourism-related markets” will be held at …