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| + | |image_caption=Deep state actor [[John Negroponte]] was ambassador from 1981 until 1985, where he directed among other things the covert support for the [[Contras]] in neighboring [[Nicaragua]]. | ||
| + | |description=The United States ambassador to [[Honduras]] | ||
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| + | The title given by the [[United States State Department]] to the position of '''US Ambassador to Honduras''' is currently ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''. | ||
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| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | Honduras and the United States have had formal relations since [[1830]]. [[United Fruit]] dominated the country in what was the first [[banana republic]].<ref>https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/may-2021/clich%C3%A9-and-caricature-why-january-6-was-not-like-a-banana-republic</ref> | ||
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| + | During the 1980s, Honduras was a base for among other things the covert support for the [[Contras]] in neighboring [[Nicaragua]] and other regional [[death squads]], plus support for [[CIA drug smuggling|drug smuggling]] other deep state activities. | ||
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| + | In 2009, the US arranged for a [[regime change]] against President [[Manuel Zelaya]].<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2019/07/01/coup-honduras-interview-president-manuel-zelaya-10th-anniversary-us/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 5 March 2024
 US/Ambassador/Honduras  (Ambassador to Honduras) | |
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 Deep state actor John Negroponte was ambassador from 1981 until 1985, where he directed among other things the covert support for the Contras in neighboring Nicaragua. | |
| Interests | Honduras |
| The United States ambassador to Honduras | |
The title given by the United States State Department to the position of US Ambassador to Honduras is currently Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Overview
Honduras and the United States have had formal relations since 1830. United Fruit dominated the country in what was the first banana republic.[1]
During the 1980s, Honduras was a base for among other things the covert support for the Contras in neighboring Nicaragua and other regional death squads, plus support for drug smuggling other deep state activities.
In 2009, the US arranged for a regime change against President Manuel Zelaya.[2]
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