USG and El Salvador sign Partnership for Growth

Jose W. Fernandez and President Funes shaking hands after the signing

In a ceremony that took place at the Presidential Palace in San Salvador, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez and Salvadoran Presidential Technical Secretary, Alexander Segovia, signed a Joint Statement of Principles that will formally implement the Partnership for Growth initiative.

The Joint Statement of Principles signals our two countries’ intent to pursue a joint action plan to address the most critical constraints to broad-based, sustainable, and inclusive growth in El Salvador. Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes, Foreing Affairs Minister Hugo Martinez and US Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte, were special guests invited as witnesses for this important ceremony.

Partnership for Growth is a signature effort of President Obama’s development policy, focused on economic growth as the core priority for U.S development efforts.  President Obama and President Funes announced the U.S.-El Salvador Partnership for Growth during President Obama’s March 2011 visit to El Salvador.

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