Oliver Garza Will Advise Honduras on Security Strategy
Wednesday, 08 February 2012 10:29
Honduras Weekly
Ambassador Oliver P. Garza arrived yesterday in Honduras to assist the government in the development and implementation of a national security strategy aimed at helping contain and reduce the high levels of violence and impunity in the country. Mr. Garza, who served as United States Ambassador to Nicaragua during 1999-2002, will serve as a high level technical adviser to the Lobo administration on matters related to ensuring better security for citizens, proper application of the law, and combating narcotrafficking. He will work closely with President Porfirio Lobo and his Cabinet to identify specific ways in which the US government can provide appropriate material and training support.
Mr. Garza will be under the direction of US Ambassador to Honduras Lisa Kubiske and will coordinate with the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa. His appointment to the new post by the US State Department was made in response to a request for additional security assistance from the US by President Lobo, particularly with regard to improving the safety conditions for people in Honduras.
Prior to his service in Nicaragua, Mr. Garza was US Consul General in Guadalajara, Mexico, and interim US Ambassador to Panama. He has also had diplomatic assignments in Colombia and South Korea. (2/8/12)
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