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David Dabydeen

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Guyanese writer

United KingdomWritersBorn 1955 · age 70
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David Dabydeen FRSL is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO from 1997 to 2010, and was the youngest Member of the UNESCO Executive Board (1993-1997), elected by the General Council of all Member States of UNESCO.

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Awards 3

2008Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence
2000Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Commonwealth Poetry Prize

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David Dabydeen FRSL is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO from 1997 to 2010, and was the youngest Member of the UNESCO Executive Board (1993-1997), elected by the General Council of all Member States of UNESCO. He was appointed Guyana's Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinaire to China, from 2010 to 2015. He is one of the longest serving diplomats in the history of Guyana, most of his work done in a voluntary unpaid capacity. He is a cousin of Guyana-born Canadian writer Cyril Dabydeen.

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United Kingdom
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living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 70
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8 languages

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