USAID/Guatemala was awarded with the Order of the Quetzal, the highest non-military honor that can be awarded by the Government of Guatemala, in honor of their 50 years of partnership in Guatemala. The ceremony took place in the National Palace and was attended by the Vice President of Guatemala, the Minister of Foreign Relations, the U.S. Ambassador, and the USAID mission director. Not a bad way to start week #2.
Vice President José Rafael Espada
Ambassador Arnold Chacon
Awarding the metal
Since the Peace Accords were signed in 1996, a white rose has been placed daily in the "Manos de la Paz" (Hands of Peace)
Guatemalan news article on the event:
I LOVE the Peace Accord photo and tradition. Gave me goosebumps.
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Aunt CR