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 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
Thank you again to everyone for joining us today. I’d like to again thank President Hernández and Minister Pacheco for graciously hosting us. I’d also like to thank my friends and colleagues, the Security Ministers of the Northern Triangle. Thank you again for your commitment to combat this serious humanitarian and security crisis facing our ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Speeches, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: migration, northern triangle
Buenos días y muchas gracias. It is a pleasure to be here with you today, and I’d like to thank first President Hernández for his hospitality, for hosting this historic meeting, and for his continued leadership and partnership throughout the region. I look forward to a very productive and collaborative discussion today and, most importantly, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 27 March, 2019 | Topics: Key Officials, Speeches, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: migration, northern triangle
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
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
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
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
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release The Vice President met with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez at the inaugural Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami, FL. On behalf of President Trump, the Vice President commended President Hernandez for his leadership in addressing security and governance challenges, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 15 June, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, Vice President of the United States | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, migration, Mike Pence, northern triangle, security, transparency
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release The Vice President met today with President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras at the White House. The Vice President recognized the important progress that Honduras has made over the past two years in fighting violent crime and corruption and strengthening citizen security, including through ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 23 March, 2017 | Topics: Key Officials, Statements, U.S. & Honduras, Vice President of the United States | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, migration, Mike Pence, northern triangle, security, transparency
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release The Vice President spoke with President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras by telephone today to review progress on the implementation of the Alliance for Prosperity Plan for the Northern Triangle of Central America. The Vice President praised Honduras’ progress in improving security and tax ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 4 January, 2017 | Topics: Policy, Statements, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, northern triangle, transparency
Congressional Record Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Northern Triangle countries of Central America –El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala– face many similar challenges. Poverty, gangs, violence, corruption, organized crime. One of these challenges is weak judicial systems. For as long as anyone can remember, judges in these countries, no matter how unqualified, have been selected through ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 9 December, 2016 | Topics: Key Officials, Policy, Statements, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: anti-corruption, northern triangle, transparency
WASHINGTON, DC – Building on the commitments made by Vice President Biden and Northern Triangle leaders in February 2016, the United States and the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras will meet October 19 at the U.S. Department of State for a High-Level Dialogue. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 19 October, 2016 | Topics: Key Officials, Statements, U.S. & Honduras | Tags: assistance, Democracy, migration, northern triangle, transparency
Joint Communique of the Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the Vice President of the United States of America in Relation to the Plan of the Alliance for Prosperity in the Northern Triangle THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE BLAIR HOUSE COMMUNIQUE The presidents of El Salvador, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 24 February, 2016 | Topics: Family Immigration, Human Rights, Statements, Western Hemisphere | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, human rights, migration, northern triangle, transparency
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 by the Presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and the Vice President of the United States of America Regarding the Plan for the Alliance for Prosperity of the Northern Triangle The Presidents of El Salvador, Salvador Sánchez Cerén; Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina; Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández; and, the Vice President of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 3 March, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Family Immigration, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Statements | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, human rights, 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
Tela, Atlantida, Honduras As Delivered Thank you very much. I am delighted to be here today to represent the Government of the United States. I want to begin by recognizing President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras; thank you for inviting me to be here today not only to participate in this important event but also ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 26 February, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Key Officials, Political Affairs, Speeches | Tags: assistance, economy, migration, northern triangle, trade
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
Op-Ed Originally Published by The New York Times As we were reminded last summer when thousands of unaccompanied children showed up on our southwestern border, the security and prosperity of Central America are inextricably linked with our own. The economies of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras remain bogged down as the rest of the Americas ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 29 January, 2015 | Topics: Economic Affairs, Human Rights, Key Officials, Policy, Political Affairs, Statements | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, Democracy, economy, human rights, migration, northern triangle, trade, transparency
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To demonstrate the Administration’s commitment to working with Central American countries to address the root causes of the dangerous migration of unaccompanied children and families, the Vice President, Secretary of Commerce and other senior Administration officials participated in the Inter-American Development Bank-chaired conference on ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa | 14 November, 2014 | Topics: Economic Issues, Fact Sheets, Political Affairs, Statements | Tags: anti-corruption, assistance, economy, human rights, migration, northern triangle, security, trade, 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
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
