[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65007-65008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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