[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06311]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9490]


Certification Pursuant to the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Deputy Secretary of 
State by Department of State Delegation of Authority 245-1, and 
pursuant to Section 7045(a)(3)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 (Div. K, Pub. 
L. 114-113), I hereby certify that the central government of Guatemala 
is taking effective steps to:
     Inform its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the 
southwest border of the United States;
     Combat human smuggling and trafficking;
     Improve border security; and;
     Cooperate with United States government agencies and other 
governments in the region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and 
reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of 
the United States who do not qualify as refugees, consistent with 
international law.
    This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and, 
along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be 
reported to Congress.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Antony J. Blinken,
Deputy Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-06311 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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