Notice2024-17517
Certification Under Section 7045(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
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August 8, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65007-65008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17517]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice:12483]
Certification Under Section 7045(a)(2)(A) of the Department of
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2023
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7045(a)(2)(A) of
the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2023 (div. K, Pub. L. 117-328) (FY 2023 SFOAA) and
Department of State Delegation of Authority 513, I hereby certify that
the central government of Guatemala is:
i. combating corruption and impunity, including investigating and
prosecuting government officials, military personnel, and police
officers credibly alleged to be corrupt;
ii. implementing reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the
rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public
institutions, strengthening the independence of judicial and electoral
institutions, and improving the transparency of political campaign and
political party financing;
iii. protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade
unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political
parties, and the independence of the media;
iv. providing effective and accountable law enforcement and
security for its citizens, curtailing the role of the military in
public security, and upholding due process of law;
v. implementing programs to reduce violence against women and
girls;
vi. implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic
growth and opportunity, including the implementation of reforms to
strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and
programs for at-risk youth;
vii. improving border security and combating human smuggling and
trafficking and countering the activities of criminal gangs, drug
traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations;
viii. informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the
southwest border of the United States; and
ix. implementing policies that improve the environment for foreign
investment, including executing tax reform in a transparent manner,
ensuring effective legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds
owed to United States businesses, and resolving disputes involving the
confiscation of real property of United States entities.
This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and,
along with the accompanying Memorandum of
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Justification, shall be reported to Congress.
Dated: July 17, 2024.
Richard R. Verma,
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2024-17517 Filed 8-7-24; 8:45 am]
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