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
WASHINGTON – Today, Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf issued the following statement regarding the migrant caravan at the Guatemala-Mexico border. “I commend the Government of Mexico for upholding their commitment to increased security and law enforcement at their southern border. The efforts by the Mexican National Guard and other officials have …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 22 January, 2020 | Topics: Key Officials, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Department of Homeland Security, 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
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
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: Exclude, Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, disaster relief
Statement by Press Secretary Marsha Catron on Secretary Johnson’s Upcoming Trip to El Salvador and Honduras On May 19-20, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to El Salvador and Honduras for meetings and engagements regarding current migration trends in Central America. Secretary Johnson will travel to San Salvador, El Salvador, and then Tegucigalpa …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 18 May, 2016 | Topics: Family Immigration, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: DHS, migration, Secretary Johnson
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
The U.S. Department of Treasury welcomes the swift action by the Honduran government to protect the Honduran financial system by assuming management control of Banco Continental, which was designated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control for playing a significant role in international narcotics trafficking. The Department of Treasury is committed to working with the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 11 October, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Statements, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, transparency
Today’s designations by the United States Department of the Treasury of three businessmen and seven businesses send a clear message that no one is above the law. We applaud the swift actions taken today by Honduran authorities to ensure the banking system is strong. Hondurans can be confident that it is well-managed and well-protected. We …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 7 October, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Statements, U.S. Agencies | Tags: anti-corruption, drug trafficking, transparency
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
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 – 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
This commentary by Vice President Biden outlining the Obama administration’s commitment to Central America first appeared in The Hill on March 10. Investing in a secure, stable Central America By Vice President Joe Biden Earlier this month, I spent two days in Guatemala meeting with Central American leaders about our mutual efforts to tackle one of the …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 March, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Statements, U.S. Agencies, Western Hemisphere | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, human rights, migration, northern triangle, transparency
Joint Statement of the United States Department of Labor and the Honduran Secretariat of Labor and Social Security regarding the Public Report of Review on U.S. Submission 2012-01 (Honduras) The U.S. Department of Labor and Honduran Secretariat of Labor and Social Security together announce the publication of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Public Report of …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Issues, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, labor, northern triangle
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
As Honduras marks the first anniversary of the establishment of the “Dry Corridor Alliance,” the United States is proud to be a partner of this important initiative to improve the lives of thousands of people living in extreme poverty. With commitments of about $200 million, the Alliance –established in an agreement signed by President Hernandez …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 February, 2015 | Topics: Agriculture, Economic Issues, Fact Sheets, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, development, economy, environment, food security
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
The United States is establishing an in-country refugee/parole program in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to provide a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the dangerous journey that some children are currently undertaking to the United States. This program will allow certain parents who are lawfully present in the United States to request access to …
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 14 November, 2014 | Topics: Fact Sheets, Family Immigration, Human Rights, Policy, Statements, U.S. Agencies | Tags: assistance, DHS, human rights, migration, northern triangle
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
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
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 – 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 – 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. 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
