Partnership for Central America Hosts Dialogue with President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo, U.S. Government, and Guatemala Business Leaders
WASHINGTON D.C., October 4, 2023 - In his first international visit since the election, President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo joined the Partnership for Central America to identify opportunities for collaboration to drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth in Guatemala. The forward-looking discussion resulted in the formation of PCA’s Guatemala Steering Committee and Project Management Office, which will focus on five key projects. A cross-cutting theme underscoring the discussion was leveraging the Partnership’s public-private partnership model to support vulnerable populations and empower women.
The dialogue brought together President-Elect Bernardo Arévalo and his leadership team with Dr. Rebecca Lissner, Deputy National Security Advisor to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris; Blanca Trevino, Co-Chair of the Partnership for Central America and CEO of Softtek; representatives from the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank; and leaders from AgroAmerica, Chobani, Corporación AG, Duolingo, Ford Foundation, Grupo Mariposa, Mastercard, Millicom (Tigo), Meta, and Pantaleon.
The Partnership looks forward to engaging further with the Arévalo Administration through collaborative efforts between the public, private and social sectors to advance economic growth and prosperity in the region.
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The Partnership for Central America is a non-partisan, non-governmental organization that works with a multi-national coalition of private organizations to advance economic opportunity across underserved populations in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The Partnership serves as a coordinating body of Vice President Harris’s Call to Action and aims to facilitate and support practical solutions to advance economic opportunity, address urgent climate, education and health challenges, and promote long-term investments and workforce capability in support of a vision of hope for Central America. If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to membership@centampartnership.org.
