[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E488-E489]
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     IN RECOGNITION OF THE VALUE OF THE U.S.-GUATEMALA RELATIONSHIP

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2018

  Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I had a productive and informative meeting 
last Friday, April 13, with Manuel Espina, Guatemala's Ambassador to 
the United States. We discussed the strong economic relationship 
between our two countries and our cooperative efforts to address drug 
trafficking and terrorism. I was particularly pleased to learn that 
Guatemala has

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taken strong efforts on border security, including by detaining 44 
individuals with possible ties to ISIS who were traveling with false 
documents with the intention of using Guatemala as a transit point to 
reach the United States. I look forward to continuing working with my 
Guatemalan colleagues to strengthen the relationship between our two 
countries.

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