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The inauguration of Guyana’s ninth president Irfaan Ali on August 2, 2020, put an end to almost 20 months of a political crisis that many worried would derail the country’s ability to reap the bonanza of newfound oil wealth and isolate the country as an international pariah like the de facto Maduro regime in neighboring Venezuela. Within weeks of President Ali’s inauguration, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo scheduled a historic visit to Guyana to pay respects to, and engage with the new government. Just as the seemingly interminable political crisis was resolved with unexpected rapidity, the world may also be surprised at the speed with which the new government moves forward, and how both investors and the international community breathe a sigh of relief and engage with the Ali government in a positive and constructive manner.