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Summary of the Opening Remarks for Day Two of the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America

Release Date: June 16, 2017

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly, along with representatives from Mexico and Central America, delivered opening remarks on the second day of The Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America at U.S. Southern Command Center in Miami, Florida.

 

The second day of the conference focus is on security issues of Central American countries and addressing tangible ways for the United States, Mexico, and Central American countries to combat organized crime, enhance citizen security, increase transparency, and promote regional security cooperation.  Security and prosperity go hand in hand; you cannot do one without the other.

Secretary John Kelly at the Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly, along with representatives from Mexico and Central America, delivered opening remarks on the second day of The Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America at U.S. Southern Command Center in Miami, Florida.  Official DHS Photo by Jetta Disco / Office of Public Affairs. (DHS Photo by Jetta Disco/Released)

Official DHS Photo by Jetta Disco / Office of Public Affairs.

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