Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Feb. 6 launch of a public-private economic development initiative designed to improve financial and job opportunities in the northern Central America nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, which are nations in turmoil and beset with high levels of crime and government corruption.
The kickoff of the initiative, Central America Forward, was held in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building section of the White House.
Central America Forward is a partnership between the White House, the U.S. Department of State, and companies, educational institutions, and nonprofit groups.
Attending the event were government officials and representatives from partners of Central America Forward, including members of the leadership of Partnership For Central America (PCA), an organization that operates as an organizer and steering committee for the work of Central America Forward….