Congratulating Honduras’ President-Elect Asfura’s Electoral Victory The United States congratulates President-Elect Nasry Asfura of Honduras on his clear electoral victory, confirmed by Honduras’ National Electoral Council.  We look forward to working with his incoming administration to advance our bilateral and regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States, and strengthen the economic ties between our two countries.  ADVERTISEMENT: Robinhood: Wh

Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose. These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states—in each case targeting American speakers and American companies. As such, I have determined that their ent

Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, reinforcing U.S. leadership that delivers measurable results for the American people and puts America First by directly countering global infectious disease threats and reducing foreign dependence on

DHS Changes Process for Awarding H-1B Work Visas to Better Protect American Workers The Department of Homeland Security is amending regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process to prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled and higher-paid aliens to better protect the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities for American workers. The new rule replaces the random lottery for selecting visa recipients with a process that gives greater weight to th

OIG report confirmed the accuracy of SSA’s public telephone service metrics and detailed how SSA is improving customer service for the American people Inspector General Report Confirms Significant Customer Service Improvements at Social Security Today, the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its highly anticipated audit of SSA’s telephone service metrics and the significant improvement in customer service performance during Fisc

Ongoing Hostilities Between Cambodia and Thailand The United States continues to call on Cambodia and Thailand to end hostilities, withdraw heavy weapons, cease emplacement of landmines, and fully implement the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, which include mechanisms to accelerate humanitarian demining and address border issues.  ADVERTISEMENT: Robinhood: Where Investing Meets Simplicity — Join Now We welcome ASEAN leaders coming together this week to support Cambodia and Thailan

Visa Restrictions on Honduran Government Officials Interfering with the 2025 Election Vote Count The Department of State has revoked the visas of Mario Morazan, pursuant to Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), for undermining democracy in Honduras by impeding the vote count.  The Department has refused the visa application of Marlon Ochoa and taken steps to impose visa restrictions on another individual for undermining democracy in Honduras.  These act

Targeting Family Members of Maduro’s Corrupt Network Today, the United States is sanctioning seven family members of individuals tied to the illegitimate and corrupt Maduro regime. On December 11, the United States designated Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, a nephew of Nicolás Maduro, and Ramón Carretero Napolitano, a Panamanian businessman who facilitated the continued corruption of the Maduro regime. Today’s sanctions target family members of these two men who have been determi

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway Begin text. Joint Statement from Troika Capitals on South Sudan When the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed just over seven years ago, it was hoped that it would bring peace after the country’s initial years of independence were scarred by conflict, including brutal violence against civili