For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 25, 2006

President Announces Attorney General Gonzales to Lead U.S. Delegation to Attend Honduras Inauguration

President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, President of the Republic of Honduras on January 27, 2006.

The Honorable Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, will lead the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation are:

The Honorable Charles A. Ford, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras

Ambassador Cresencio Arcos, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Homeland Security

Mr. Miguel A. Estrada, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Mr. Redmond James Hogan, President, Latin America and Caribbean Resources, LLP

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