FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of October 2005

Commission File Number:  001-31819

Gold Reserve Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

926 W. Sprague Avenue, Suite 200
Spokane, Washington 99201
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   X    Form 40-F _____

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

Yes          No    X

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-____________

Filed with this Form 6-K are the following, which are incorporated herein by
reference:

99.1  Press Release
October 20, 2005
ROBERT D. WUNDER JOINS GOLD RESERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT VENEZUELAN OPERATIONS

Certain statements included herein, including those that express management's
expectations or estimates of our future performance, constitute "forward
looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are
necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while
considered reasonable by management are inherently subject to significant
business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.

We caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other risk factors that may cause the actual
financial results, performance, or achievements of Gold Reserve to be
materially different from our estimated future results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by those forward looking statements. These
are discussed in greater detail in Gold Reserve's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and the Annual Information
Form and other reports filed with Canadian provincial securities commissions
at www.sedar.com . Gold Reserve expressly disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward looking statement whether as a
result of new information, events or otherwise.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Gold Reserve Inc.
(Registrant)


Date: October 24, 2005
By:   s/ Robert A. McGuinness
Name:    Robert A. McGuinness
Title:   Vice President - Finance & CFO

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1  Press Release

ROBERT D. WUNDER JOINS GOLD RESERVE AS VICE PRESIDENT VENEZUELAN OPERATIONS

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON October 20, 2005
Gold Reserve Inc. (TSX: GRZ - AMEX:GRZ) today announced the
appointment of Robert D. Wunder as Vice President - Venezuelan
Operations. He has 30 years of operating, engineering and project
development experience in large scale gold and copper projects.
Recently, he was General Director for Assarel-Medet JSCo, a
European copper mining company with over 1,200 employees. He has
also been Senior Vice President Project Development for Echo Bay
Mines Ltd., Vice President of Operations for Minera Escondida
Ltda. in Chile, and Mine Operations Superintendent at the Bingham
Canyon Mine in Utah.

Mr. Wunder will be responsible for all day-to-day mining
activities in Venezuela with the primary responsibility of
coordinating the EPCM effort into the implementation of the
Brisas Project operations.  He is 56 years old and has a B.S.
from the Colorado School of Mines and a M.B.A. from the
University of Utah.

Doug Belanger, President, stated, "We are pleased that a person
of Robert's caliber has joined our team for the development,
construction and operation of the Brisas Project. He has
considerable leadership and management skills and he brings to
the Company a unique combination of international construction
and operations experience with large scale gold plants and copper
flotation concentrators ideally suited to the Brisas Project in
Venezuela."

Gold Reserve Inc. is a Canadian company which has the Brisas
gold/copper project and the Choco 5 gold exploration property in
Bolivar State, Venezuela. The Brisas Project is estimated to have
10.1 million ounces of gold and 1.29 billion pounds of copper in
proven and probable ore reserves. Construction of the Brisas
Project is expected to commence upon securing sufficient debt and
equity funding and the issuance of the construction permit by the
Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Further
information on Brisas tonnage, grades, reserve estimates and
calculations, and the bankable feasibility study is available at
www.goldreserveinc.com, www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.

Certain statements included herein, including those that express
management's expectations or estimates of our future performance,
constitute "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of
estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by
management are inherently subject to significant business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. We
caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other risk factors that may
cause the actual financial results, performance, or achievements
of Gold Reserve to be materially different from our estimated
future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied
by those forward looking statements. These are discussed in
greater detail in Gold Reserve's filings with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and the Annual Information
Form and other reports filed with Canadian provincial securities
commissions at www.sedar.com. Gold Reserve expressly disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward
looking statement whether as a result of new information, events
or otherwise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Internet - www.goldreserveinc.com
A. Douglas Belanger, President
926 W. Sprague Ave., Suite 200
Spokane, WA 99201 USA
Tel. (509) 623-1500
Fax (509) 623-1634