WASHINGTON, D.C. – Later this week, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, who serves as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and previously worked as a missionary in Honduras, will lead a congressional delegation visiting Guatemala and Honduras to meet with elected officials, the private sector, and civil society leaders. Senator Kaine …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 December, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT MATTHEW MILLER, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 21, 2023 The State Department today launched a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals running charter flights into Nicaragua designed primarily for irregular migrants. In a growing trend, charter flight companies have been offering flights—and charging extortion-level prices—that put migrants onto a dangerous overland path north to the U.S. border. Many of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 November, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 7, 2023 The Russian government is currently financing an on-going, well-funded disinformation campaign across Latin America. The Kremlin’s campaign plans to leverage developed media contacts in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, among other countries in Latin America, in order to carry out an …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 8 November, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 6, 2023 The U.S. Department of State created the Indigenous Youth Leadership Coalition (IYLC) as a new network to elevate the voices of Indigenous youth into global civic and political participation conversations. Six Indigenous young leaders from the Western Hemisphere launched the network as the inaugural cohort. The participants are visiting Washington, D.C. from November 6-9 to participate in the White House Tribal Youth Forum …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 November, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa M.D.C. – The United States Embassy, through the Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs American Film Diplomacy program, the American Film Showcase (AFS), is pleased to bring the acclaimed American Filmmaker Anayansi Prado to Honduras. Through the American Film Showcase program and in partnership with the Tercer Cine film project led …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 October, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
Release Date: September 27, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), announced more than $12.2 million in grants through the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which was authorized by Congress to support communities that are providing services to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas to join Honduras President Castro for Visit to the Border DHS to Highlight Lawful Pathways and Consequences to Irregular Migration WASHINGTON – On Saturday, September 23, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will join President Xiomara Castro of Honduras for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 September, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
TEGUCIGALPA – U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, will visit Honduras on July 27-28 to meet with Honduran President Xiomara Castro and other senior defense officials to discuss continued bilateral cooperation. The U.S. is committed to remain Honduras’ primary security partner as the two countries share a close and longstanding defense partnership, united by diplomatic, historic, and cultural ties. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 July, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
TEGUCIGALPA – In the space of just over 24 hours, soldiers from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 436th Civil Affairs Battalion Alpha Company oversaw ceremonial closures for three projects worth approximately 1,144,860 lempiras ($46,500) at area schools. Luis Bogran School in Rio Seco, Department of Santa Bárbara: This project of 443,171 lempiras (18,000 dollars) helped with the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 July, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 17, 2023 The United States deeply regrets Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative. The Russian government’s continued weaponization of food harms millions of vulnerable people around the world. Since August 2022, the Black Sea Grain Initiative has shipped over 32 million metric tons of Ukrainian grain and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 July, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
TEGUCIGALPA – When women succeed, their families and communities succeed. The people of the United States, through the Office of Security Cooperation under the Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) of the United States Southern Command, donated close to 600 thousand Lempiras in basic medical and laboratory equipment in support of Ciudad Mujer Tegucigalpa. This donation helps …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 June, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Decision Extends TPS Designations for 18 Months for Current Beneficiaries WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the rescission of the prior Administration’s terminations of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua and the extension of TPS for these for countries for 18 months. Today’s actions are relevant …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 June, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Tegucigalpa – The Government of the United States, through the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division, and in coordination with the Bay Islands Sports Association (BISA), carried out from April 25 to May 2, 2023, an after-school training program for physical education teachers in athletics and sports clinic …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 May, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON Special Presidential Advisor (SPA) for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Panama and Honduras, March 17-21. In Panama, SPA Dodd will attend the 63rd annual Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meetings and meet with bank and regional finance leaders, as well as Panamanian officials. In Honduras, SPA Dodd will meet with …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Release Date: February 21, 2023 WASHINGTON – As previewed in the January 5 border enforcement announcement to limit irregular migration and create additional safe and orderly processes, today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are issuing a proposed rule to incentivize the use of new and existing lawful processes and disincentivize dangerous border crossings, by placing a …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 18, 2023 Based on a careful analysis of the law and available facts, I have determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Members of Russia’s forces have committed execution-style killings of Ukrainian men, women, and children; torture of civilians in detention through …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov Wednesday, February 15, 2023 The United States Agency for International Development announced $42.5 million in new humanitarian funding for the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This brings USAID’s total humanitarian funding for these three countries to nearly $261 million since April 2021. The new funding from USAID, which was …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 February, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The Embassies of Germany, Canada, Spain, the United States, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Romania, as well as the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, the United Nations and the European Union in Honduras reiterate the need for a Supreme Court election process that is democratic, transparent and respectful of the rule …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 11 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements
February 8, 2023 Action Part of Interagency Effort to Disrupt Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias a.k.a. “Alexander Mendoza” a.k.a. “Porky,” an MS-13 gang leader based in Honduras, and David Elias Campbell Licona a.k.a. “Jorge Eduardo Perez Paz,” …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 8 February, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. – Today, the United States Government celebrates the 20th anniversary of the creation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). On January 28, 2003, the United States government launched PEPFAR, marking the largest commitment in history by a country to combat a single disease. When #PEPFAR started two decades ago, #HIV …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 30 January, 2023 | Topics: PEPFAR, Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 24, 2023 The United States, as chair of the Summit of the Americas process, will convene a virtual meeting of Summit governments, January 24, to strengthen the protection of environmental defenders in keeping with leaders’ commitments made in Los Angeles on June 9, 2022, at the Ninth Summit. Assistant Secretary of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 24 January, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
Comayagüela, M.D.C. – The United States and Honduras formalized a tripartite alliance between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Honduran Ministry of Education, and the Honduran private sector in support of educational reforms and improvements to school infrastructure that are key to ensure quality education for Hondurans. This alliance supports the efforts …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 11 January, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
The Department of State is committed to facilitating legitimate travel to the United States while safeguarding national security. Many applicants for U.S. visas are required by U.S. law to appear in person. However, local pandemic-era restrictions on public places like our overseas consular sections curbed our ability to see visa applicants. This reduced the number …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 November, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Approximately 50 U.S. service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), located at Soto Cano Air Base near Comayagua, Honduras, and under the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), will support the deployment of the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) from 31 October to 5 November. The ship’s deployment is part of Continuing …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 24 October, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Venezuelans who seek to enter the U.S. illegally will be returned to Mexico; New lawful pathway created for some Venezuelans WASHINGTON – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing work to build a fair, orderly, and secure immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing joint actions with Mexico to reduce the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 October, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Increase Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration WASHINGTON—Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 October, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 The United States is providing nearly $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance through international organizations and NGO partners in Mexico and Central America, bringing our total humanitarian assistance for the region since FY 2018 to more than $594 million. Our assistance will support the humanitarian and protection needs of refugees, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 September, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras – Approximately 20 U.S. service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo), based out of Soto Cano Air Base near Comayagua, Honduras, and under the U.S. Southern Command (U.S. SOUTHCOM), will conduct a Global Health Engagement mid-September. The medical engagement will take place in the department of Choluteca, Honduras. Global Health …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 19 September, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa – The U.S. government has donated 358,020 doses of Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for adults to Honduras. The vaccines will be arriving in the country in various shipments this and next week. This vaccine donation, like preivous ones, was made possible through the COVAX mechanism and is part of the global effort of the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
“The United States is proud to share some of our best medical care with our Honduran sisters and brothers! As all of our collaborative activities, foreign assistance and high-level visitors from the United States to Honduras since November last year have demonstrated, the United States has a unique and special relationship with the Honduran people. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago will lead a trade mission of 32 U.S. companies to Central America from August 18-22 to promote U.S. exports in the region and strengthen bilateral commercial relations. The Central America Trade Mission and Business Conference will bring together U.S. businesses with pre-screened distributors, sales …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 August, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
July 14, 2022 Tegucigalpa – The U.S. government has donated to Honduras 346,320 doses of Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 for adults and 58,200 vials of diluent. The vaccines and vials will be arriving in the country in various shipments of July 13, 14, and 15. This donation, like previous ones, was made possible through the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Monday, July 11, 2022 Today at the Judicial Studies Institute (JSI) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor addressed virtually 24 judges from Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, and Panama as part of a Department of Justice (DOJ) training program for Western Hemisphere judiciaries. Justice Sotomayor stressed the importance of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa – On June 7, 2022, the United States donated 249,210 safe and effective Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses and 42,000 dilution vials to the people of Honduras. This donation was made possible through the COVAX mechanism and is part of the global effort by the Biden Administration to save lives and end the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 8 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
MAY 27, 2022 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES Vice President Kamala Harris today spoke with President Xiomara Castro of Honduras. President Castro updated the Vice President on actions she has taken to advance Honduras’ democracy and economy since the Vice President attended her historic inauguration in January 2022. The Vice President and President Castro discussed deepening …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. – The embassy of the United States of America en Tegucigalpa announces a new donation to Honduras by the U.S. Government of 250,380 doses of Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 and 42,000 vials of diluents. The donation will arrive in shipments on May 5, 6, and 10. This donation is part of the global …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. – The Embassy of the United States of America in Tegucigalpa, Honduras announces a new donation of 504,000 pediatric syringes and 220,000 dilution vials to Honduras. This donation is part of the global efforts of the Biden-Harris Administration to save lives and defeat the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras and the world. The United …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 5 April, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Release Date: April 1, 2022 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) determination that it will, effective May 23, 2022, terminate its Title 42 public health Order. Pursuant to its Title 42 authority, the CDC has, since March …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 April, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. – The Embassy of the United States of America in Tegucigalpa announces the donation, promised by Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris during her January 27 visit, will be delivered to Honduras in three shipments between March 16 and 18. The U.S. government’s first donation this year includes 349,830 doses of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 17 March, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
February 24, 2022 East Room 1:43 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Sorry to keep you waiting. Good afternoon. The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity. This is a premeditated attack. Vladimir Putin has been planning this for months, as I’ve been — as we’ve …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 February, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. – The Embassy of the United States of America in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce a donation of 18 ultra-low temperature freezers in support of the efforts of the Ministry of Health in the fight against COVID-19. This donation from the U.S. government is made possible through the Office of Security Cooperation …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 February, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
The United States’ commitment to fighting corruption and promoting democracy, rule of law, and accountability in support of the people of Central America is ironclad. We believe these issues are key to a brighter future for Central America. To advance this priority, we are declassifying and publicizing the inclusion of former Honduran President Juan Orlando …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
October 28, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce a donation from the government of the United States of 250,040 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. This additional donation of vaccine doses is part of the global effort of the Biden-Harris Administration to fight the COVID-19 …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 29 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
October 7, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce a donation from the government of the United States of 106,470 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. The vaccine doses arrived in the Honduran capital on October 6 and 7, 2021. This new donation is in addition to United States’ donation of 81,900 doses of Pfizer vaccines on October 1 and 250,000 Moderna vaccines October 4, both of which …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
October 4, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce a donation from the government of the United States of 250,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. The vaccine doses arrived in the Honduran capital on October 4 2021. This new donation is in addition to the 81,900 doses of Pfizer vaccines donated to Honduras on October 1, which also came from …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 4 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
October 1, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce another donation from the government of the United States of 81,900 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras through COVAX. The vaccine doses are arriving in the Honduran capital on October 1, 2021. This additional donation of vaccine …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 October, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
September 3, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce another donation from the government of the United States of nearly 89,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. These are arriving on multiple flights in the Honduran capital on September 3 and 9, 2021. This additional donation …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 3 September, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVAX, covid-19 virus
August 25, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce another donation from the government of the United States of nearly 100,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. This additional donation of vaccines is part of the global effort of the Biden-Harris Administration to fight the COVID-19 …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 August, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
July 22, 2021 The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is pleased to announce another donation from the government of the United States of 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to the people of Honduras. This second large donation of vaccines is part of the global effort of the Biden-Harris Administration to fight against …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 1, 2021 The United States is committed to improving social, economic, and political conditions in Central America because U.S. security and prosperity is tied to the success of our regional partners. Actions that undermine the rule of law and democracy in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, and their repercussions on the lives …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 July, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
San Pedro Sula – The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras announces the donation by the United States Government of 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The donated doses of vaccine will arrive via COVAX in San Pedro Sula on Sunday, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 June, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: COVAX, covid-19 virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States. Testing before and after travel is a critical layer to slow the introduction and spread of COVID-19. This strategy is consistent with the current phase of the pandemic and more efficiently …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 January, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism | Tags: CDC, covid-19 virus, travel
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is deploying a Disaster-Assistance Response Team (DART) to respond to back-to-back hurricanes in Central America, where Hurricane Iota made landfall yesterday as a powerful Category 4 storm just two weeks after Hurricane Eta hit the same region. USAID’s DART is leading the U.S. Government’s response to these storms. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, disaster relief
Release Date: November 3, 2023 Increase Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, on …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 November, 2023 | Topics: Press Releases
UNITED STATES MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS Office of Press and Public Diplomacy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2023 Ninety-One Countries Sign U.S.-Led Joint Communiqué Condemning the Use of Food as a Weapon of War In a demonstration of solidarity and commitment, 91 UN Member States signed a U.S.-led joint communiqué pledging action to end …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 4 August, 2023 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JANUARY 19, 2023 Human trafficking is a crime that deprives millions of people of their dignity and freedom. An estimated 27.6 million are currently victims of trafficking worldwide, and, sadly, many of them are often hidden right in front of us. To properly tackle this crime, it will take a commitment from each …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON JANUARY 6, 2023 Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will lead a high-level interagency delegation to Honduras from January 9-12, 2023, to take part in the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues, to build on the countries’ shared bilateral agenda to support a prosperous, secure, thriving, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE DECEMBER 31, 2022 The United States mourns the passing of His Holiness Benedict XVI, Pope Emeritus – a holy man, witness to faith, and once Shepherd of the Catholic faithful. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was a dedicated leader and was committed to interfaith dialogue. He was an advocate for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 4 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT Ambassador Cindy H. McCain U.S. Mission to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome July 27, 2022 U.S. Government Assistance to Alleviate the Rising Global Cost of Fertilizer We are facing an unparalleled global food crisis. The ongoing pandemic, climate change, conflicts, and now Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine have put an …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Public Affairs Secretary Mayorkas to Travel to Orlando, Florida and Tegucigalpa, Honduras WASHINGTON – On July 25, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas will be in Orlando, Florida to deliver remarks at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) 45th Annual Training Conference. On …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 20, 2022 The United States is committed to partnering with the people of Central America to strengthen democracy, improve rule of law, and combat corruption. We are advancing this effort today by releasing the Section 353 Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors list, which identifies [60] individuals. These individuals, through their significant corruption, efforts …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 July, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
July 6, 2022 WASHINGTON – On July 6-7, 2022, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer Scott Nathan will travel to Honduras to advance private sector-led development in the country and the Northern Central America region. While in Honduras, CEO Nathan will meet with government officials and the business community. On July 7, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 July, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee is in Guatemala and Honduras this week meeting with government officials and representatives of employers and workers to support efforts to promote decent work and to improve labor rights compliance under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The visit underscores the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 June, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Minister of Health, José Manuel Matheu PAHO/WHO Representative, Doctor Amalia Ayala Director of PAI, Doctor María Elena Guevara Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. We have all been affected by COVID-19. Our children could not go to school. It became harder to work. And most importantly, we lost friends and family. I remember the relief …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 11 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY NED PRICE, SPOKESPERSON May 2, 2022 Department of State Offers Reward for Information to Bring Honduran Drug Traffickers to Justice The U.S. Department of State is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 2 May, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases, Statements
Hernández Allegedly Partnered with Some of the Largest Cocaine Traffickers in the World to Transport Tons of Cocaine through Honduras to the United States. Juan Orlando Hernández, aka JOH, 53, the former President of Honduras, will make his initial appearance tomorrow, April 22, before Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron in federal court in New York …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 21 April, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Members of Joint Task Force-Bravo of the U.S. Southern Command stationed at the Enrique Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras will carry out a cultural heritage conservation exchange in cooperation with members of the 120th Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Honduras in the Copán Ruins from March 7-11. The Honduran …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 3 March, 2022 | Topics: Press Releases
Fuentes Ramirez Conspired with High-Ranking Honduran Politicians and Members of the Honduran Military and National Police to Operate a Cocaine Lab in Honduras and Distribute Cocaine Using Air and Maritime Routes. Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GEOVANNY FUENTES RAMIREZ was sentenced today to life …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 February, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases
DECEMBER 10, 2021 Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will visit Tegucigalpa, Honduras December 12 -13. This visit follows the November 28 national elections in Honduras in which a historic number of Hondurans cast their vote. Under Secretary Zeya will meet with President-Elect Xiomara Castro, private sector representatives, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 December, 2021 | Topics: Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – On December 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the United States and Honduras have concluded the implementation accords for the Asylum Cooperative Agreement (ACA) signed in September 2019. Under the ACA, certain migrants requesting asylum or similar humanitarian protection at the U.S. border may be transferred to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 December, 2020 | Topics: Government Offices, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: DHS, humanitarian, migration
Urgent information for visa applicants regarding novel coronavirus: Entry of foreign nationals who were physically present within the following list of countries within 14 days prior to their entry or attempted entry into the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamations 9984, 9992, 9993, 9996 and the subsequent proclamation issued May 24, 2020: Brazil (effective May 26 at 11:59 p.m. EDT) The United …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 May, 2020 | Topics: Messages for U.S. Citizens, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: covid-19 virus, us citizens
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today I informed Congress of the Administration’s intent to continue additional targeted U.S. foreign assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. This important step will continue to implement the President’s policy goals of decreasing illegal immigration to the United States; implementing the Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACAs); promoting …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 April, 2020 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: assistance, Michael R. Pompeo, migration, northern triangle
Press Statement U.S. Department of State Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to identify common rights and freedoms for all people in all nations. An American, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, chaired the UN Human Rights Commission that drafted this …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: human rights, Michael R. Pompeo
PRESS STATEMENT MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE Today the Department informed Congress of my intent to resume targeted U.S. foreign assistance funding for El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Earlier this year, pursuant to my authority over foreign assistance funds and the direction given to me by President Trump, I directed the Department of State …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 October, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: assistance, Michael R. Pompeo, migration, northern triangle
WASHINGTON – Today, on behalf of the Trump Administration, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan signed two arrangements with the Government of Honduras to expand bilateral initiatives to confront irregular migration through Central America. The signings, which took place at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, will increase collaboration between …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 September, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, migration, temporary work visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Partners of the Americas is pleased to announce the launch of the latest Innovation Fund competition in partnership with Cementos Progreso and the Department of State. The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund is the Department’s signature hemispheric-wide education initiative. The Innovation Fund is the trusted mechanism that creates enduring links …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 17 May, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, education, entrepreneurship
WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Kimberly Breier will travel to Honduras and El Salvador April 21 through April 23 to urge the governments of those countries to do more to prevent illegal immigration to the United States and to promote regional prosperity, security, and governance. On April 21, Assistant Secretary Breier …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 21 April, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, MACCIH, migration
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen met with senior officials from the Government of Mexico Tuesday, March 26 to discuss border security and immigration, and she will travel to Honduras to participate in multilateral meetings with regional partners to discuss the common cause America shares with the countries of Central America in …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: migration, northern triangle, security
TEGUCIGALPA – As a display of enduring friendship and the important bilateral partnership, Chargé d’Affaires Heide B. Fulton, Principal Deputy Director of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Henry V. Jardine, with the President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández, and Honduran and U.S. officials, broke ground today on the new U.S. Embassy compound in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: Featured Event, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, events
United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York U.S. ATTORNEY GEOFFREY S. BERMAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE James Margolin (212) 637-2600 DEA (202) 307-7977 Amilcar Alexander Ardon Soriano, former mayor of El Paraíso, Honduras, Charged with Crimes Relating to Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Separate Charges Also Filed Against Mario Jose Calix Hernandez, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 January, 2019 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: drug trafficking, narcotrafficking
Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vice President Pence called the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez, today to reiterate the strong and collaborative relationship between the United States and Honduras, and to discuss efforts by both countries to stem the flow of illegal immigration. Vice President Pence commended President Hernandez for the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 January, 2019 | Topics: Family Immigration, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Vice President of the United States, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, migration, northern triangle, security
Due to a lapse in appropriations, the government of the United States will be operating partially until further notice. The Embassy’s website and social media platforms will not be updated except in case of an emergency. Our Consular Section, including American Citizen Services and visas, will continue their activities on a regular schedule. Applicants who …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 December, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases
U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson The United States and Mexico co-hosted on October 11 President Hernández of Honduras, President Morales of Guatemala, and Vice President Ortiz of El Salvador at the Prosperity Day portion of the October 11-12 Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America. Vice President Pence, Secretary of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 October, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, Vice President of the United States | Tags: Democracy, Mike Pence, northern triangle, security, Vice President
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Vice President Pence, Secretary of State Pompeo, and Secretary of Homeland Security Nielsen, along with Mexican Foreign Secretary Videgaray and Secretary of Government Navarrete, will co-host the second Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America October 11-12. President Hernández of Honduras, President Morales of Guatemala, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 October, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: northern triangle, security
MIAMI – The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) is scheduled to depart Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Oct. 11 en route to South America and Central America where it will conduct an 11-week medical assistance mission working closely with host-nation health and government partners in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Honduras. The purpose of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 2 October, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases
Morehouse College Glee Club, under the direction of Dr. David Morrow, will visit three cities in Honduras from August 8 to 14. During their Honduras tour, the eight glee club members will carry out a dynamic exchange of musical knowledge with the Honduran people. The U.S. Embassy and the U.S. State Department under the Arts …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: artist envoy, cultural, morehouse
TEGUCIGALPA – The Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen has determined that termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Honduras is required pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. To allow for an orderly transition, she has determined to delay the effective date of the termination for 18 months. The designation will …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 4 May, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, migration
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Delegations from the United States and Honduras held the sixth meeting of the Bilateral Human Rights Working Group on April 30 in Tegucigalpa. This latest session of the Working Group brought together high-level U.S. and Honduran government officials to collaborate on improving the human …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 May, 2018 | Topics: Human Rights, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, civil society, human rights, security
On Friday, March 23, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan will host the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards at the U.S. Department of State to honor 10 extraordinary women from around the world. First Lady of the United States Melania Trump will deliver special remarks at the ceremony. In addition, Acting Under …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 21 March, 2018 | Topics: Gender Issues, Human Rights, Press Releases | Tags: human rights, women
Ambassador Nikki Haley will travel to Honduras and Guatemala February 26 – March 1 to underscore the United States’ strong ties and partnership with those countries. Ambassador Haley will meet with government and civil society leaders to highlight U.S. partnerships in the region focusing on anti-corruption and counternarcotic efforts. In addition, she will engage with …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 February, 2018 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, civil society, narcotrafficking, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA – In a brief ceremony on January 11, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Heide B. Fulton accepted the temporary Presidency of the G-16 group in Honduras, from outgoing President Giorgio Valentini, Resident Representative of the World Bank. The handover marks the beginning of a six month period during which the United States Embassy will serve as coordinator for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 January, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, development, transparency
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE Southern District of New York ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY JOON H. KIM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Margolin, Dawn Dearden, Nicholas Biase (212) 637-2600 http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys Yani Benjamin Rosenthal Hidalgo, a Former Honduran Politician and Prominent Businessman, Was Sentenced for Laundering Drug Proceeds for the Cachiros, a Major Honduran Drug Trafficking Organization. Rosenthal Hidalgo’s …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 December, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: drug trafficking, money laundering, narcotrafficking
On Friday, July 28, 2017, United States Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, met with Attorney General of El Salvador, Douglas Arquímedes Meléndez Ruiz, Attorney General of Guatemala, Thelma Esperanza Aldana Hernández, and Attorney General of Honduras, Oscar Fernando Chinchilla Banegas. This meeting in El Salvador advances gains from the group’s March meeting in Washington DC, where …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 July, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, Press Releases | Tags: drug trafficking, migration, northern triangle, security
TRUJILLO – U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command held an opening ceremony at Taufick Bendeck elementary school, Trujillo, Honduras, June 15, 2017, to signify the start of several renovation projects in the local area. A team of combat engineers, heavy equipment operators and motor vehicle operators from the Logistics …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, disaster relief, humanitarian
MIAMI – Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command, the rapid response force assigned to U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility, arrived in Central America June 1. Most of the nearly 300-member unit will be headquartered out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, with the permission of the government of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, disaster relief, humanitarian
TEGUCIGALPA – The launch of the 2017 Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program took place on April 25, 2017 at the department of La Paz, as it is initiating there for the first time. The ceremony took place at the Technical Institute for Police with the participation of the Director of the Police, General Commissioner Felix …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, security, youth
On March 22, 2017, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John F. Kelly and President Juan Orlando Hernandez signed an agreement to enhance cooperation involving aviation security between the United States and Honduras. The signing ceremony was attended by DHS officials, the Ambassador of Honduras in the U.S. Marlon Tabora, and the Honduran Minister …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 March, 2017 | Topics: Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, security
On March 21, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez at the State Department in Washington to discuss the bilateral relationship between the United States and Honduras. Their discussions focused on ongoing areas of mutual engagement in Honduras, including promoting broad-based economic growth, reducing crime, and strengthening democratic institutions and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 21 March, 2017 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, Democracy, economy, Rex Tillerson, security, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA, M.D.C. – On Thursday, the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Tegucigalpa Country council formally signed its Charter and Bylaws in a signing ceremony at Banco Lafise. Founded in 1985, OSAC started as a means for private U.S. companies located overseas to share security concerns. Today, OSAC members include international NGOs, faith-based organizations and academia. “Time …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 January, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Economic Issues, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, economy, security
TEGUCIGALPA – The number of Honduran students enrolled in U.S. higher education increased 12.8 percent, to 1,985, according to the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released yesterday, the greatest percentage increase for all of Mexico and Central America. Honduras sends more bright promising students to the U.S. than any other country in …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 November, 2016 | Topics: Education, Official Reports, Press Releases | Tags: education, Open Doors, YLAI
WASHINGTON, DC – Over the past year, the United States has taken a series of steps to address the ongoing humanitarian challenges in Central America, particularly for the many vulnerable individuals attempting to leave the region and come to the United States, while also promoting safe and orderly migration and border security. As part of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 July, 2016 | Topics: Family Immigration, Government Offices, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: human rights, migration
TEGUCIGALPA – In June, 56 producer organizations participating in the MAS project implemented by TechnoServe with funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed a marketing agreement for more than 21,500 quintals of red beans for the first season with the Honduran Institute of Agricultural Marketing (IHMA). This agreement will benefit more than …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 June, 2016 | Topics: Agriculture, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, food security
TEGUCIGALPA – Invited by the Government of Honduras, another contingent of U.S. Marines who are part of the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-South (SPMAGTF-SC) will begin to arrive in Honduras to participate in construction projects in Gracias a Dios, including a school and renovations to a hospital, and training events with their Honduran counterparts. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 June, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, disaster relief
TEGUCIGALPA – The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is looking for 250 young entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean to bring to the United States for business and social entrepreneurship training in October and November 2016. YLAI Professional Fellows will become part …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges, Western Hemisphere | Tags: entrepreneurship, scholarships
TEGUCIGALPA, M.D.C. – Representative Steve Chabot (Republican from the state of Ohio), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, completed a two-day trip to Tegucigalpa today where he met with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, as well as key business and government leaders to explore economic opportunities for U.S. companies looking to do business …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 March, 2016 | Topics: Business, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs is pleased to announce ten finalists for the 2015 Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The Secretary of State has awarded the ACE each year since 1999, in order to recognize …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 January, 2016 | Topics: Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases | Tags: award, corporate excellence, John Kerry
TEGUCIGALPA – Admiral Kurt Tidd, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), returned to Miami 22 January from visits to Colombia and Honduras. This was his first visit to the region since taking over command of SOUTHCOM January 14. In Colombia, Admiral Tidd met with civilian and military leadership to reinforce U.S. Southern Command’s strong …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 January, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: southern command
TEGUCIGALPA – A U.S. plane returned 26 women and children to Honduras this morning, as part of the ongoing enforcement of U.S. immigration laws. The families had exhausted their legal appeals to remain in the United States, after entering the country without documents in recent months. Ambassador James Nealon traveled to Soto Cano to greet …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 January, 2016 | Topics: Family Immigration, Press Releases | Tags: migration
SAN PEDRO SULA – The First Annual Congress of the Honduran English Language Teachers Association, HELTA-Honduras TESOL, took place at the Centro Cultural Sampedrano on November 19-21, 2015. The conference was the result of a project submitted through the Department of State’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund by a group of Honduran alumni. The project competed …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 November, 2015 | Topics: Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases | Tags: education
WASHINGTON, DC – In a ceremony at The White House on November 17, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the International Spotlight Award to the Honduran NGO “Organization for Youth Empowerment” (OYE) as part of the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. Twelve domestic non-profits were also recipients. OYE is the only international organization chosen for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 November, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, Success Stories | Tags: civil society, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – After a six month deployment to Honduras, nearly two hundred Marines are returning home to the United States. Working alongside Honduran military and local government officials, the Marines completed important construction projects in the Gracias a Dios region of Honduras and kept their heavy equipment ready to respond in the event of a …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 17 November, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance
TEGUCIGALPA – In an event to commemorate International Education Week, U.S. Ambassador James D. Nealon praised the benefits of studying abroad, and noted that once again, Honduras is in first place in Central America in sending students to study at U.S. colleges and universities. Ambassador Nealon participated in the release of the 2015 “Open Doors” …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 November, 2015 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: education, scholarships
TEGUCIGALPA – On November 7, 2015, Public Affairs Officer Eric Turner was the keynote speaker at a graduation ceremony for 68 students of the English Access Microscholarship Program at the Instituto Hondureno de Cultura Interamericana (IHCI) in Comayaguela, M.D.C. This was the third cohort of Access students graduating from IHCI. At the ceremony, 68 students …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 November, 2015 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: education, scholarships
TEGUCIGALPA – On Friday, November 6, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) published its annual policy performance scorecards, which form a key component of how its Board will make decisions for selecting countries as eligible for MCC programs in 2016. Honduras’ performance on ruling justly, investing in people and economic freedom as measured by 20 indicators in …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 November, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, MCC
SAN PEDRO SULA – Hundreds of sampedranos came to the Centro Cultural Sampedrano (CCS) on October 22, 2015, to officially open CCS’ renovated Benjamin Franklin Public Library. The opening ceremony was part of a week of the cultural center’s sixtieth anniversary celebrations. The Department of State’s Information Resource Officer for Mexico and Central America Laura …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 October, 2015 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, Press Releases, Science & Tech, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: American Spaces, culture, education
TEGUCIGALPA – Students from UNITEC, along with students from Western New England University and Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, collectively Team MASSCA (Massachusetts and Central America), won the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 in the category of Affordability. Eight UNITEC students were co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa to travel to Irvine, California …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 October, 2015 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: education, youth
Action Targets Three Honduran Money Launderers from the Rosenthal Family and Key Companies WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the designation of three Honduran businessmen and seven businesses as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for playing …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 October, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, transparency
United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Margolin, Dawn Dearden, Christian Saint-Vil PHONE NUMBER: (212) 637-2600 One defendant arrested yesterday in Miami, Florida Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark Hamlet, the Special Agent in Charge …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 October, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA – The Consular Section jointly sponsored a conference series with the National Directorate of Children, Adolescence and Families (DINAF) and the National Office of Forensic Medicine titled “Adoptions, Children in Social Risk and Abductions” on September 18, 2015 and September 22, 2015. The conferences were attended by Family and Childhood Court judges from Tegucigalpa, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 5 October, 2015 | Topics: Child and Family Matters, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: adoption, us citizens
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador Nealon presented the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia (IHAH) the award for the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) for the implementation of the project “Conservation of the 18th-Century Altarpiece of the Virgin of the Rosary at the Comayagua Cathedral” at a ceremony in the Comayagua Cathedral on Friday, September 25. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 September, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador's Fund, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: cultural preservation, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort will arrive in Puerto Castilla, Honduras on August 27, 2015 as part of the U.S. Navy’s mission Continuing Promise 2015. During the 10-day visit, the crew will work alongside Honduran government and civilian personnel to provide free optometry, pediatric, general medicine, physical therapy and dental …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 August, 2015 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance
WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) William R. Brownfield met on August 5, at the State Department with Attorneys General from Central America to discuss justice and law enforcement issues, as well as ongoing reform efforts, in the region. The Attorneys General of Belize, Costa Rica, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 5 August, 2015 | Topics: Government Offices, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, security, transparency
The U.S. Embassy invited visual artist and cultural promoter from Puerto Rico, Marta Mabel Perez, to participate as a member of the jury for the 16th Sculpture and Ceramic Biennale of Central America and the Caribbean – IHCI 2015 and to conduct workshops to art students and the local community of local artists. During her …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 12 June, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture
WASHINGTON, DC – Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Counselor of the Department of State, will lead a U.S. interagency delegation to El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala from July 6-11. He will be joined by Assistant Secretary of State Bill Brownfield, DHS Assistant Secretary Alan Bersin, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Beth Hogan, and DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 June, 2015 | Topics: Key Officials, Political Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, security
TEGUCIGALPA – The Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern), in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy and the Government of Honduras, is currently conducting New Horizons, an annual event that will train military civil engineers and medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations. During the New Horizons exercise, members of the Honduran and United States …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 29 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, humanitarian
TEGUCIGALPA – Personnel and equipment connected with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-South (SPMAGTF-SC) will begin to arrive in Honduras over the next several weeks. The Marines will support Honduras in the event of a hurricane or another major disaster. While they are deployed in Honduras, the Marines will participate in community service (e.g. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, humanitarian
TEGUCIGALPA – Two Hondurans have been selected as semi-finalists in the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST Tech-I) Competition, a Department of State initiative that brings together Science &Technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship to strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit and empower individual innovators around the world. The 76 semi-finalists were selected from almost 800 young Science …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: entrepreneurship, science
Invited by the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, QVLN & OVEOUS will tour Honduras from April 29 to May 6, 2015 TEGUCIGALPA – QVLN & OVEOUS represent a melding of cultural and musical influences by two incredible artists: Quetzal Guerrero (QVLN), who picked up the violin at age four and hasn’t put it down since, and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 April, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – On April 24, the U.S. Embassy, in partnership with Cascadas Mall, is proudly sponsoring its 2015 Earth Day Fair (Feria del Dia de la Tierra 2015). More than 15 participating organizations representing the private sector, government, academia, and civil society will showcase projects highlighting technology and practices that promote responsible use of the environment, sustainability, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 April, 2015 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, Science & Tech | Tags: environment, science, technology
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy hosted acclaimed muralist and State Department Cultural Envoy, Michelle Ortiz, for a week-long community mural project. Through a grant given by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Ortiz worked with members of the Colonia Estados Unidos neighborhood in Tegucigalpa to create a mural that highlights …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 April, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
COMAYAGÜELA – The U.S. government is donating three disaster relief warehouses, an emergency operations center and first responder equipment to Honduras as part of a U.S. military-managed effort to contribute to the region’s disaster relief preparedness. Ambassador James D. Nealon will officially turn over the facilities and equipment to Comision Permante de Contingencias (COPECO) leaders …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 8 April, 2015 | Topics: Environment, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, disaster relief, humanitarian
TEGUCIGALPA – At the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Honduras, the Chestnut Brass Company will visit Honduras for the first time April 6-10, 2015. The tour includes workshops and public concerts in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula. Chestnut Brass Company is a brass instruments ensemble comprised of Bruce Barrie (trumpet), John Charles Thomas (trumpet), …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 30 March, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: arts, culture
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy hosted acclaimed muralist and State Department Cultural Envoy, Michelle Ortiz, for a week-long community mural project. Ortiz, through a grant given by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, worked with members of the Colonia 21 de Febrero neighborhood in Tegucigalpa to create a mural that …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 March, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – More than 200 coffee samples of small holders from the central-eastern region participated in Festicafé 2015; which 10 win a price. On March 12 and 13 the first coffee festival took place in El Paraiso, which includes the departments of El Paraiso, Francisco Morazan and Olancho, with the aim of promoting the high …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 March, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: agriculture, assistance, food security
TEGUCIGALPA – In 2014, USDA-TechnoServe began funding bean producer organizations –beneficiaries of the MAS project (Sustainable Agricultural Improvement)– with funds from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The investment was executed by TechnoServe and will support the first and second bean planting season: approximately 1,500 pounds of seed. In March more than 25 small …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 March, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Commercial Opportunities, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: agriculture, assistance, food security
TEGUCIGALPA – The Embassy hosted Chef Guillermo Pernot for a nine-day culinary diplomacy program, which started in Tegucigalpa and ended in Roatan. Pernot is one of the many prestigious chefs who make up the American Chef Corps, a State Department partnership with the James Beard Foundation – one of the foremost culinary organizations in the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 3 March, 2015 | Topics: Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: culture, food security
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of a $7 million cooperative agreement to World Vision to implement a project to combat exploitative child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in Honduras. World Vision is “dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, labor, trade
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James Nealon and Guillermo Bueso, Executive Director for Banco Atlantida, announced today the first call for applications to the Fulbright – Banco Atlantida Scholarships, which will allow for young Honduran professionals to study at U.S. universities. Banco Atlantida is providing US$ 600,000 to fund up to six scholarships over the next three …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 February, 2015 | Topics: Ambassador, Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: education, scholarships, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James Nealon and Mr. Scott Nathan, the U.S. Department of State’s Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, attended a meeting of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle in Tela on Thursday. The meeting marked an opportunity for leaders from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador to discuss their Plan for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, northern triangle, trade, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA – To celebrate Black History Month, the U.S. Embassy brings to Tegucigalpa the internationally acclaimed gospel group, the Harlem Gospel Choir on February 2-6, 2015. The Harlem Gospel Choir will perform modern gospel music deeply rooted in the spirituals sung by African slaves in America. This Arts Envoy program sponsored by the U.S. Department …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 January, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: african american issues, arts, culture, News & Events
ROATAN – Dozens of excited youth met with legendary American blues singer Bobby Rush on January 21 to hear Rush’s personal story of overcoming racial, economic and educational challenges during the Civil Rights Era to become one of the most successful blues singers living. Rush, 77, had met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 January, 2015 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Press Releases | Tags: african american issues, arts, culture
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice filed today a civil forfeiture complaint seeking the forfeiture of nine properties worth approximately $1,528,000 that were allegedly purchased with funds traceable to a $2 million bribe paid by a Honduran information-technology company to the former Executive Director of the Honduran Institute of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 January, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James Nealon and Minister Coordinator of the Government Jorge Hernandez Alcerro today launched Honduras’ first Financial Investigations Guide (Guia de Investigacion Financiera y Contable) that will assist the country’s prosecutors, financial analysts, and law enforcement officers in conducting financial investigations that meet the highest international standards. The guide, grounded in Honduran law, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 2 December, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Policy, Press Releases | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, money laundering, transparency
TEGUCIGALPA – Hundreds of eager comic book fans lined up on November 22 and 23 to receive free hand drawn pictures of their favorite superheroes, as part of the U.S. Embassy’s participation in the annual Megacon in Honduras. Ambassador James Nealon welcomed two professional comic book artists, Tom Lyle and Rashad Doucet from the Savannah …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 November, 2014 | Topics: Art & Culture, Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases, Study in the U.S. | Tags: arts, culture, education, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. Embassy invites the public to attend the announcement of the first place winner of the “Crea tu Sueño Hondureño” contest this Saturday, November 22 at 10:00 a.m. at MegaconHN at the Chiminike Museum. The winner will be chosen from the five finalists who are being recognized for their excellent contest entries. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 19 November, 2014 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, English Language Learning, Press Releases | Tags: arts, culture, migration, youth
TEGUCIGALPA – The 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released today finds the number of number of Honduran students enrolled in U.S. higher education increased by 16 percent this year, to an all-time high of 1,756. Honduras sends more bright promising students to the U.S. than any other country in Central America –more …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 17 November, 2014 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Study in the U.S., U.S. & Honduras | Tags: education, youth
MOCORON – U.S. senior military leaders from the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) met with Honduran military leaders in Gracias a Dios last week to discuss the situational challenges in the Gracias a Dios region and how the United States can help to build and sustain stability, security, and prosperity in the region. General Kenneth Tovo, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 November, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, humanitarian, southern command
TEGUCIGALPA – For generations, the Pan-American Agricultural School – Zamorano has taught promising students the latest in the agricultural and environmental sciences, and contributed greatly to the sustainable agricultural development in Honduras and across the region. As part of its support for this important institution, the U.S. Government has awarded a new US$ 711,500 grant …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 November, 2014 | Topics: Education, Environment, Press Releases | Tags: assistance, education, environment
TEGUCIGALPA – Department of State Counselor Thomas A. Shannon and Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement William R. Brownfield each visited Honduras this week for meetings with President Juan Orlando Hernandez and other senior officials, continuing high-level U.S. Government engagement with Honduras. In a separate visit, Lieutenant General Kenneth Tovo, Military …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 November, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Key Officials, Press Releases, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, economy, northern triangle, southern command
TEGUCIGALPA – U.S. Ambassador James Nealon, an avid birder, traveled to Cerro Azul Meambar National Park (PANACAM) on October 18 to inaugurate two bird watching towers. The U.S. Government partnered with the park to install the bird-watching towers and three lookouts, and has improved the hiking trails in an effort to improve the infrastructure for …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 October, 2014 | Topics: Ambassador, Environment, Press Releases, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, environment
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Honduras for an additional 18 months, effective January 6, 2015, through July 5, 2016. Current TPS Honduras beneficiaries seeking to extend their TPS must re-register during the 60-day re-registration period that runs from October 16, 2014 through …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 October, 2014 | Topics: Government Offices, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: DHS, migration, TPS
TEGUCIGALPA – U.S. helicopters based at Joint Task Force-Bravo moved over 300 Honduran military members, their gear and supplies to forward operating posts in the most remote regions of Honduras last week. The U.S. Embassy, JTF-Bravo, and the Honduran Air Force are cooperating to increase the Honduran military’s ability to provide security in Gracias a …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 14 October, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases, Sections & Offices, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, JTF-B, security
SAN PEDRO SULA – During a two-day visit to San Pedro Sula, Ambassador James Nealon met with hundreds of young people making a difference in their communities. On October 1, the Ambassador presented awards for winners of the sixth annual “Sueño Hondureño” youth entrepreneurship contest. The enthusiastic young entrepreneurs received start-up funding and a year …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 3 October, 2014 | Topics: Education, Family Immigration, Press Releases, Sections & Offices, Success Stories, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, award, entrepreneurship, youth
TRUJILLO – Members of the U.S. Navy Seabees teamed up with and Honduran volunteers and refurbished two medical facilities in Trujillo during Southern Partnership Station 2014, Sept. 18-25. Over a one week period, military members and the volunteers renovated areas at the rural Clinica Guadalupe Carney, adding a bathroom, clothes washing station, and a 200-gallon …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 October, 2014 | Topics: Health Issues, Policy, Press Releases, Success Stories, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, health, humanitarian, southern command
TEGUCIGALPA – On September 24 the U.S. Government announced $3.9 million in new food assistance funds to Honduras for those affected by drought and coffee rust. This assistance is part of a $10 million regional package to be distributed by the UN World Food Program, which will provide food assistance to close to 220,000 people in Honduras, …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 25 September, 2014 | Topics: Agriculture, Economic Issues, Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, food security, John Kerry
TRUJILLO – U.S. military members and Honduran medical professionals delivered dozens of stuffed toys to hospitalized children at Dr. Salvador Paredes Hospital on September 10, Dia del Niño. “I was extremely happy to see the U.S. and Honduran doctors bringing these stuffed animals for the children and it could not have come on a better …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 16 September, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, humanitarian
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James D. Nealon visited Hospital Escuela on September 10 to observe a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) led by Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Medical Element (MEDEL) and San Antonio Military Medical Center in Texas. The MEDRETE, being conducted over two weeks, aims to assist Honduran medical professionals and the Government of Honduras to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 September, 2014 | Topics: Health Issues, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, health, humanitarian, JTF-B
TEGUCIGALPA – A high level delegation from the governments of Honduras and the United States traveled to La Paz today, to see first-hand how U.S. assistance is helping reduce poverty and malnutrition in one of the departments most impacted by the current drought. U.S. Ambassador James D. Nealon and Tjada McKenna, Assistant to the USAID …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 September, 2014 | Topics: Agriculture, Ambassador, Economic Issues, Health Issues, Key Officials, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, development, economy, food security
TEGUCIGALPA – Seven members of the United States Congress visited Honduras on August 29-30. The delegation was led by Oklahoma Congressman James Lankford. Traveling with Representative Lankford were Representative Beto O’Rourke (Texas), Representative Jack Kingston (Georgia), Representative Rob Woodall (Georgia), Representative Patrick Meehan (Pennsylvania), Representative John Carney (Delaware), and Representative Joseph Kennedy III (Massachusetts). This …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 2 September, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Family Immigration, Human Rights, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, economy, human rights, migration, security
TEGUCIGALPA – Ambassador James Nealon visited Puerto Castilla, Colon, on September 1 to welcome the U.S. Government’s first Joint High Speed Vessel, USNS Spearhead, which is in port so that U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel can conduct counter-transnational organized crime and counternarcotics training, and support humanitarian assistance operations with their Honduran counterparts. Ambassador Nealon …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 September, 2014 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, drug trafficking, health, security
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Effective September 12, 2014, the Department of State will adjust processing fees for some services. (Please note that the document printed in the Federal Register today listed an incorrect effective date that the new fees will go into effect. Based on the effective date …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 28 August, 2014 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, Non Immigrant Visas, Press Releases, U.S. Citizen Services, Visas | Tags: us citizens, visas
TEGUCIGALPA – On Thursday, August 21, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras James D. Nealon presented his credentials to the Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez in a brief ceremony at Casa Presidencial. Ambassador Nealon arrived in Tegucigalpa on August 13 after being confirmed by the United States Senate as Ambassador on July 15, and being sworn in …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 21 August, 2014 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras
U.S. Treasury Department Office of Public Affairs For Immediate Release Contact: Hagar Chemali, Treasury Public Affairs (202) 622-2960 Los Valles Organization Targeted for OFAC Sanctions WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced the designation of the Los Valles drug trafficking organization in Honduras and Honduran …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 August, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, money laundering, security
TEGUCIGALPA – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Principal Deputy Assistant Director Thomas Winkowski and Director General of the Honduran National Police Ramon Antonio Sabillon signed a memorandum of cooperation Tuesday to enhance the ability to share information on immigration and criminal history records concerning Honduran nationals being repatriated from the United States to Honduras. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 19 August, 2014 | Topics: Government Offices, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, migration, security
TEGUCIGALPA – The Secretary of the U.S. Army, Mr. John McHugh, visited Honduras on August 14. During his visit, he met with Minister of Defense Samuel Reyes and Chief of Defense Fredy Diaz Zelaya, as well as with newly arrived U.S. Ambassador James Nealon, to discuss counter-transnational organized crime training and recent humanitarian assistance operations and …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 14 August, 2014 | Topics: Key Officials, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, security
TEGUCIGALPA – The Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras James D. Nealon arrived in Tegucigalpa this Wednesday, August 13. After his confirmation by the United States Senate as Ambassador on July 15, 2014, he was sworn in on August 11, 2014. He will present his credentials to President Juan Orlando Hernandez in the days ahead. …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 13 August, 2014 | Topics: Ambassador, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras
