Albert Ramdin

Albert Ramchand Ramdin (born 27 February 1958)[1] is a Surinamese diplomat serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Santokhi cabinet since 16 July 2020.

[5] On 7 June 2005, Ramdin was elected Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States, and took office on 19 July 2005.

[8] In August 2015, approximately a month after his return to Suriname, he was appointed by Minister Niermala Badrising as Ambassador at Large.

[2] In August 2020, he was the first Surinamese member of government in ten years to pay an official visit to the Netherlands.

[11] In early 2025, Ramdin presented his candidacy to succeed Luis Almagro as OAS Secretary General.

Ramdin meeting with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok in 2020.