“We’re disappointed by this decision since the United States had hoped the Congress would have approved his return,” so said Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela. “The United States will continue to work with Honduran and international partners to help fulfill our overarching goal of supporting the restoration of democratic and […]
Statement on the National Elections in Honduras November 29, 2009 Washington Senior Observer Group At the invitation of the Union Civica Democratica and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the Washington Senior Observer Group traveled to Honduras to participate as international observers in the Honduran national elections of November 29, 2009. We joined over 600 observers […]
In a press conference this afternoon, Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs for the United States of America, clarified under pressure, that the United States does not recognize the current Honduran government and believes at this point, that Manuel Zelaya is the official President of Honduras. He reiterated that he cannot speculate on […]
Unless something monumental happens in the Western Hemisphere in the next 31 days, the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution. Yesterday’s elections for president and Congress, held as scheduled and without incident, were the crowning […]
For Brazil, the Honduran presidential election scheduled for Sunday will not be recognized if deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya is not reinstated in office. However, the US President Barack Obama administration believes “elections are a good starting point” to overcome the crisis and will be sending independent observers to monitor the event. “There is […]