Embassy of Guatemala in Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Guatemala
Coordinates	38°54′44″N 77°2′58″W / 38.91222°N 77.04944°WCoordinates: 38°54′44″N 77°2′58″W / 38.91222°N 77.04944°W
Location	Washington, D.C.
Address	2220 R Street, N.W.
Ambassador	Julio Ligorria
Website	http://guatemalaembassyusa.org/

The Guatemalan Embassy is the diplomatic representative of the Guatemala Government to the United States Government. Its main functions are to protect the interests of the State and its citizens; keep the channels of communication between governments, encourage and promote trade relations and track identified topics of interest by both countries.^[1]

It is located at 2220 R Street NW, Washington, DC. The current ambassador is Mr. Julio Ligorria Carballido.

History

Following its independence from Spain in 1821, Guatemala joined the Federation of Central American States in 1823 along with Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. The United States recognized the Federation of Central America and the diplomatic relations with Guatemala were established when President James Monroe received Antonio José Cañaz as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary on August 4, 1824.

The American Legation in Guatemala was established on May 3, 1826, when the Chargé d'Affaires John Williams presented his credentials to the Federation of Central American States.

On May 4, 1943, the Guatemalan Legation in the United States was raised to Embassy with Adrian Recinos as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary.^[2]

Independent Guatemala was recognized on April 5, 1844 by the issuance of an exequatur to a Guatemalan Consul-General Antonío de Aycinena. Diplomatic relations with independent Guatemala were established in 1849 when Chargé d'Affaires Elijah Hise presented his credentials to the Republic of Guatemala on or shortly before January 21, 1849.

After Jacobo Arbenz government was overthrown, on July 12, 1954 Secretary of State John Foster Dulles instructed the U.S. Embassy at Guatemala City to establish diplomatic relations with the new Guatemalan government. The following day, Ambassador John E. Peurifoy informed Foreign Minister Salazar of the U.S. recognition of the new government in Guatemala.^[3]

Former ambassadors

Diplomatic representation of Guatemala in the U.S.^[4][2]

DATE	NAME/ MISSION
June 8, 1893	Sr. Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga, E.E. and M.P. (Also E.E. and M.P. of Honduras )
September 30, 1904	Sr. Don Jorge Munoz, E.E. and M.P.
October 22, 1906	Sr. Dr. Ramon Bengoechea, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
March 1907 List March 18, 1907	Sr. Dr. Don Luis Toledo Herrarte, Appt. E.E. and M.P. E.E. and M.P.
December 19, 1911	Sr. Don Joaquin Mendez, E.E. and M.P.
November 29, 1920	Dr. Julio Bianchi, E.E. and M.P.
April 19, 1922	Sr. Don Francisco Sanchez Latour, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
May 23, 1922	Sr. Don Francisco Sanchez Latour, E.E. and M.P. DIED November 1927
November 8, 1927	Sr. Don Julio Montano Novella, Chargé d'Affaires
January 11, 1928	Sr. Dr. Don Adrian Recinos, E.E. and M.P.
May 4, 1943	LEGATION RAISED TO EMBASSY
April 19, 1943 May 4, 1943	Sr. Dr. Don Adrian Recinos, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
October 18, 1944	Sr. Don Antonio Najera Cabrera, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
November 8, 1944	Sr. Dr. Don Enrique Lopez-Herrarte, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
December 19, 1944 January 1, 1945	Sr Don Eugenio Silva Pena, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
July 26, 1945 August 10, 1945	Sr. Don Jorge Garcia Granados, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
December 16, 1947	Sr. Don Francisco Linares Aranda, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
March 2, 1948 March 15, 1948	Sr. Don Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo, Appt. Amb. E and P. Amb. E. and P.
December 13, 1949 January 11, 1950	Sr. Dr. Don Antonio Goubaud-Carrera, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P. DIED March 8, 1951
February 18, 1951	Sr. Alfredo Chocano, Chargé d'Affaires a.i..
March 18, 1951 June 4, 1951	Sr. Carlos H. Aldana-Sandoval, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
September 4, 1952 September 24, 1952	Sr. Dr. Don Guillermo Toriello, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
Arbenz Government in Guatemala overthrown
July 13, 1954	Diplomatic relations established with Guatemala (New Government)
August 13, 1954 August 16, 1954	Lt. Colonel Jos6 Luis Cruz-Salazar, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
June 3, 1958 June 16, 1958	Colonel Carlos S. Antill6n-Hern£ndez, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
July 1, 1959 July 13, 1959	Colonel Arturo Ramirez Pinto Amb. E. and P.
June 6, 1960 June 8, 1960	Sr. Carlos Alejos, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
June 11, 1963 July 10, 1963	Dr. Carlos Garcia Bauer, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
September 8, 1966 September 9, 1966	Francisco Linares Aranda, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
October 23, 1970 November 5, 1970	Julio Asensio, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
May 15, 1976	M. Fernando Sesenna Ot, Minister Counselor Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
June 10, 1976 June 22, 1976	Federico Abundio MALDONADO Gularte, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb.E. and P.
November 30, 1977 January 18, 1978	Jorge LAMPORT Rodil, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
December 1, 1978	Mrs. Norma J. Vasquez, Minister Counselor, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
December 21, 1978 February 26, 1979	General Felipe Doroteo MONTERROSO Miranda, Appts. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
June 9, 1982 July 29, 1982	Jorge Luis ZELAYA Coronado, Apptd. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
July 15, 1983	Norma J. Vasquezr Minister Counselor Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim
December 7, 1983 January 9, 1984	Federico FAESEN Ortega, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
February 6, 1985 March 5, 1985	Eduardo PALOMO Escobar, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
January 27, 1987 February 10, 1987	Oscar PADILLA Vidaurre, Appt Amb. E. and P.
October 5, 1988 November 9, 1988	Rodolfo Rohrmoser V., Appt Amb E. and P.
February 7, 1990 April 9, 1990	John SCHWANK Duran, Appt Amb. E. and P.
June 27, 1991 August 6, 1991	Juan Jose Caso-Fanjul, Appt. Amb.E. and P.
March 3, 1993 June 11, 1993	Edmond Mulet, Appt. Amb. E. and P. Amb. E. and P.
March 11, 1996 April 30, 1996	Pedro Miguel Lamport Kelsall, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
September 5, 1998 September 10, 1998	William Howard Stixrud, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
May 27, 2000 June 14, 2000	Ariel Rivera Irias, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
December 4, 2002 December 9, 2002	Antonio Arenales, Appt Amb. E. and P.
March 26, 2004 March 31, 2004	Jose Guillermo Castillo Villacorta, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
March 13, 2008 April 9, 2008	Francisco Villagran de Leon, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
August 5, 2011 September 9, 2011	Julio Martini Herrera, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
August 17, 2012 May 2, 2012	Jose Francisco Villagran de Leon, Appt. Amb. E. and P.
September 5, 2013 September 17, 2013	Jose Julio Alejandro Ligorria Carballido, Appt. Amb. E. and P.

Special

Terms*

[Amb.] E.E. and M.P.= Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

[Chargé d'Affaires] a.i.= ad interim

Amb. E. & P. = Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Bilateral relationship

Guatemala has a good diplomatic, political, economic, and trade relationship with the United States. The United States remains one of the major trading partners of Guatemala, there are strong political and cooperation ties between the two countries.

The bilateral relationship with the United States on security can be defined as the high priority by the importance of the developed joint actions, especially the cooperation for regional security and the improvement of public organizations, among others.

The relationship is maintained and performed at the highest level with officials from the United States Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, US Southern Command, the United States Senate and the Ministry of Narcotics Affairs.

Guatemala maintains relation with the Department of Homeland Security with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in conjunction with the National Secretariat for Property Management in Forfeiture.

This relationship has brought support to several institutions in Guatemala combating organized crime. Among the main activities are: funding for Police Reform programs, High Trust Units (vetted Units), the anti-gang program (PANDA) and CICIG Model and police stations. In addition, support in the modernization of research processes and the reform of institutionalization in the Public Ministry, the process of extradition, modernizing and strengthening the implementation of justice, the prison system, training programs and maritime capabilities, and prevention and detection of criminal activity at the border.

The main concerns in the Guatemala-United States bilateral relationships are: Regional Security Initiative for Central America (CARSI), National Police and Public Ministry, adoptions, International Commission against impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), Human Rights, institutionalization of project FIAAT and TPS (Temporary Protected Status).^[5]

Guatemalan consulates in the United States

Guatemala has established thirteen consulates general in the United States. Each consulate has its jurisdiction, which covers different areas of the country. The consulates are:^[6]

STATE	CITY	CONTACT INFORMATION	JURISDICTIONS
California	Los Angeles	3540 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100 Los Angeles, CA. 90010 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	California Hawaii Nevada Island Wake Guam
California	San Francisco	785 Market Street, Suite #400 San Francisco, CA. 94103 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	Alaska California Idaho Oregon Estado de Washington
Colorado	Denver	1001 S. Monaco Parkway Suite 300 Denver, CO 80224 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] www.consguatedenver.org	Colorado Dakota del Sur Montana Nebraska Utah Wyoming
Georgia	Atlanta	2750 Buford Hwy. N.E. #135 Atlanta, GA. 30324 Tel: [phone] / 8805  (404) 671 -3010 al 17 Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	Georgia Tennessee Carolina del Norte Carolina del Sur
Florida	Miami	1101 Brickell Ave. #603-S Miami, FL. 33131 Tel: [phone] al 9948 Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	Alabama Florida Mississippi Puerto Rico Islas Virgenes
Illinois	Chicago	205 N. Michigan Ave. #2350 Chicago, IL. 60601 Tel:  [phone] / 0808 / 0821 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] consulguatechicago.org	Dakota del Norte Iowa Indiana Illinois Minnesota Missouri Michigan Ohio Wisconsin
New York	New York	276 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10010 Tel: [phone] / 8513 / 8566 Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Connecticut
Texas	Houston	3013 Fountainview Dr. #210 Houston, TX. 77057 Tel: [phone] / 7447 / 1512 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]	Arkansas Louisiana Kansas Oklahoma Texas
Rhode Island	Providence	555 Valley St. Bldg. #6 1-321 Providence, RI. 02908 Tel: [phone] / 6374 / 383-6755 Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] www.consulguateprovri.org	Rhode Island Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts
Arizona	Phoenix	4747 N 7th Street #410 Phoenix, AZ. 85014 Tel: [phone] / 3662 al 64 Fax: [phone] [e-mail]	Arizona Nuevo Mexico
Maryland	Silver Spring	8124 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, MD, 20910 Tel [phone] / 45 / 46 Fax [phone] [e-mail] www.consmaryland.minex.gob.gt	Delaware Distrito de Columbia Kentucky Maryland Virginia Virginia Occidental
Texas	McAllen	709 S. Broadway St. McAllen, Texas 78501 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Los Fresnos San Antonio McAllen Brownsville Pearsall Cotullay Corpus Christi
Arizona	Tucson	100 N Stone Avenue, Suite 704 Tucson, Arizona 85701 Tel: [phone] (520)-398-7307 / (520)-798-2217 [e-mail] [e-mail]	Arizona Nuevo Mexico Condado Yuma, La Paz Pinal Pima Santa Cruz Cochise Graham Greenlee

See also

• Guatemala–United States relations
• Guatemalan Americans
• Foreign relations of the United States
• Foreign relations of Guatemala

References

1. "FAQ's Embajada de Guatemala". Embajada de Guatemala en Estados Unidos. Gobierno de Guatemala, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
2. "Diplomatic Representation for Guatemala". U.S. Department of State, Diplomacy in action. Bureau of Public Affairs. September 5, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
3. "Informacion General - Historia". Embajada de Guatemala. Gobierno de Guatemala - Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
4. Source: [[U.S. Department of State]] Diplomacy in action
5. "General Information". Embajada de Guatemala en Estados Unidos. Gobierno de Guatemala, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
6. "Consulados en Estados Unidos". Embajada de Guatemala en Estados Unidos. Gobierno de Guatemala, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

External links

• Embassy of Guatemala in the United States - www.guatemalaembassyusa.org
• U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian - http://history.state.gov/countries/guatemala
• The Statesman's Year Book - http://www.statesmansyearbook.com/
• wikimapia
• http://dc.about.com/od/photos/ig/Embassy-Pictures-/Guatemala.htm