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UPDATED: 08 Feb 2010 GMT
  • Honduran Leader’s Inauguration Helps End Political Turmoil Honduran Leader’s Inauguration Helps End Turmoil

    A U.S. delegation met with Porfirio Lobo Sosa in Tegucigalpa for private talks the day before he was sworn in as president January 27, which effectively ended a seven-month political crisis. Lobo Sosa, a rancher from the conservative National Party, won the November 29, 2009, presidential election.

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  • President Obama’s State of the Union Address President Obama’s State of the Union Address

    In his January 27 State of the Union address, President Obama said, "We're working through the G20 to sustain a lasting global recovery. We're working with Muslim communities around the world ... [and] we have gone from a bystander to a leader in the fight against climate change."

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  • Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Dr. Arturo Valenzuela meets Honduran President-elect Porfirio Lobo Sosa in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 26, 2010. (Photo by U.S. Embassy Tegucigalpa) Obama Names Delegation for Inauguration in Honduras

    President Obama announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to attend the Inauguration of Porfirio Lobo Sosa as President of Honduras on January 27, 2010. Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs will be the head of the delegation.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly Visits Honduras

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International Human Rights Day

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In a press release, the U.S. Embassy states, "On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Embassy commends the work of all human rights organizations and defenders in Honduras, especially their valiant efforts to protect the human rights of Hondurans since the coup d’état."

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