El Salvador’s Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill with US officials. /U.S. Embassy

A delegation of U.S. officials visited El Salvador to advance the Forward Middle America Strategy launched earlier this year by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to revitalize the private sector in the Isthmus.

The delegation, which visited the country on June 6-7, was made up of officials from the State Department, the Department of Labor, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Bureau of Trade.

After visiting El Salvador, the delegation will continue its visit to Honduras. Guatemala is also on the agenda, where officials will meet with private sector and government representatives to learn about strategies to reduce gender discrimination and promote women’s employment.

The US Embassy in El Salvador said in a statement that the delegation met with foreign ministry representatives to learn about the government’s priority programs on gender and employment.

Ambassador William H. Duncan received a delegation visiting El Salvador from June 6-7. /U.S. Embassy

“This visit underscores the importance of the United States working with countries in northern Central America to explore ways to address factors related to irregular immigration,” the statement said.

investment attractiveness.

The Central America Advance Initiative is part of US efforts in the region to curb irregular immigration from the Central American Northern Triangle. It focuses on promoting governance, quality jobs and inclusive economic growth.

The U.S. Vice President also has a call to action initiative launched in May 2021, adding the following agreements by February 2023: $4.2 billion investment from 42 companies.

Multinationals in financial services, textiles, agriculture, technology and telecommunications, as well as non-profit organizations and the World Economic Forum (WEF) are also participating in the program.