Representative	Date of Appointment	Alternate(s)	Date of Appointment	Attaché
H.E. Jacques R. C. KROSS Ambassador, Permanent Representative* *Is accredited to both the Organization of American States and the Government of the United States.	March 13, 2007	Mr. Michiel Glenn RAAFENBERG Counselor, Alternate Representative	July 5, 2007
		Mr. Jerrel Winston MORIAH First Secretary, Alternate Representative	July 1, 2009
		Ms. Anne Juliana D. CHARLERY Attaché, Alternate Representative	February 28, 2008
		Ms. Florence Mavis ELTENBERG Attaché, Alternate Representative	February 1, 2009
Address: 4301 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Suite 462  Washington, D.C. 20008 Phone: (202) 244-7488 | (202) 244-7590 | (202) 244-7591 / 244-7592 Fax: (202) 244-5878 E-mail: esuriname@covad.net Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. / Closed: Saturday

President:
His Excellency Runaldo Ronald VENETIAAN

Vice-President, Chairman of the Council of Ministers:
His Excellency Ramdien SARDJOE

Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Her Excellency Lygia Louise Irene KRAAG - KETELDIJK

Minister of Natural Resources:
His Excellency Gregory Allan RUSLAND

Minister of Transport, Communications and Tourism:
Her Excellency Alice Hortencia AMAFO

Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation :
His Excellency Ricardo Otto VAN RAVENSWAAY

Minister of Trade and Industry:
His Excellency Siegfried Franklin GILDS

Minister of Defense:
His Excellency Ivan Christiaan FERNALD

Minister of Education and Community Development:
His Excellency Edwin Toekidjan WOLF

Minister of Public Works:
His Excellency Ganeshkoemar KANDHAI

Minister of Home Affairs:
His Excellency Maurits Safdar HASSANKHAN

Minister of Public Health:
His Excellency Celsius Waldo WATERBERG

Minister of Social Affairs and Housing:
His Excellency Hendrik Soerat SETROWIDJOJO

Minister of Regional Development:
His Excellency Michel FELISI

Minister of Agriculture, Animal HUsbandry and Fisheries:
His Excellency Kermechend Stanley RAGHOEBARSING

Minister of Justice and Police:
His Excellency Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI

Minister of Labour, Technological Development and Environment:
His Excellency Clifford Paul MARICA

Minister of Finance:
His Excellency Humphrey Stanley HILDENBERG

Minister of Physical Planning, Land and Forestry Management:
His Excellency Michael Pierre JONG TJIEN FA

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States:
Jacques R.C. KROSS

Office Information
Dwinght Bramble Representative
Address: Suite No 462 - Noorderkerkstrat No. 3-Boven P.O. Box 3002 - Paramaribo, Suriname Phone(s): (597) 477-355 | (597) 472-982 Fax: (597) 410-950 Hours: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday - Thursday / 7:00 am - 2:30 pm Fridays E-mail: OASSuriname@oas.org

Capital: Paramaribo

National Holiday: November 25

Date of Entry into the Inter-American System : 1977

Website: http://www.surinameembassy.org