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U.S. Embassy Responds to False Reports on Assistance Funds

The U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa is aware of false reports that USAID funds were diverted to a political campaign. This is not true. Esdras Amado Lopez –a political figure and journalist– called the U.S. Embassy to say he had evidence that USAID funds for COPECO had been diverted to a political campaign. In fact, the ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 June, 2015 | Topics: Statements | Tags: assistance

Delays in Overseas U.S. Passport Processing

Due to a systems issue affecting global passport operations, there is currently a delay in the printing of U.S. passports that were approved at overseas passport facilities. Applications accepted at U.S. Embassies or Consulates on or after May 26, 2015 are affected by this delay. If you applied for a U.S. passport during this time ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 10 June, 2015 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

Ambassador Shannon Leads Visit of U.S. Delegation to Central America

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 6 June, 2015 | Topics: Key Officials, Political Affairs, Press Releases | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, security

Alert about Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico

The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. We strongly recommend that U.S. citizens traveling to or residing in Honduras enroll in the Department of State’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at Smart Traveler Enrollment Program . STEP enrollment gives you ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 1 June, 2015 | Topics: Security & Emergency Messages

U.S. and Honduras Conduct New Horizons Training Exercise

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 ...

By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 29 May, 2015 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Honduras, Western Hemisphere | Tags: assistance, humanitarian

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