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Acting DHS Secretary Wolf’s Remarks with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández

Good afternoon. Thank you, President Hernández and the Government of Honduras, for the warm welcome to your beautiful country. Honduras is a valued and proven partner to the United States in managing migration and promoting security and prosperity in Central America. Your partnership touches nearly every corner of the United States government, but the Department ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 January, 2020 | Topics: Statements

Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa, Honduras (January 8, 2020) Location: Honduras Event: Heightened Middle East Tensions There is heightened tension in the Middle East that may result in security risks to U.S. citizens abroad. The Embassy will continue to review the security situation and will provide additional information as needed. Actions to Take: Keep a ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 8 January, 2020 | Topics: Alert

Statement by Secretary Michael Pompeo on Public Designation, Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption, of Honduran Congressman Oscar Ramon Najera

Today, I am designating Honduran Congressman Oscar Ramon Najera due to his involvement in significant corruption. In his official capacity, Mr. Najera engaged in and benefitted from public corruption related to the Honduran drug trafficking organization Los Cachiros. In May 2013, the United States identified Los Cachiros as a significant foreign narcotics trafficking group pursuant ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 20 December, 2019 | Topics: Statements, U.S. & Honduras, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: anti-corruption, Michael R. Pompeo

International Human Rights Day

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 December, 2019 | Topics: Fundamental Freedoms, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: human rights, Michael R. Pompeo

Statement by Secretary Michael R. Pompeo on International Anticorruption Day

U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release Today, on International Anticorruption Day, we reaffirm our commitment to prevent and combat corruption globally. Corruption obstructs economic growth and development, facilitates transnational crime, and fuels terrorism, robbing citizens around the world of their basic rights. Corruption enables and sustains autocratic leaders, weakens faith ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 December, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Statements, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: anti-corruption, civil society, transparency

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