Press Statement Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State Washington, DC September 14, 2018 On behalf of the government of the United States, I send best wishes to the people of Nicaragua on the 197th anniversary of your independence on September 15. The United States stands with the people of Nicaragua as they call for freedom ... Read More»

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON September 7, 2018 Criminalization of Dissent in Nicaragua The United States condemns the Ortega government’s recent arbitrary detention of six prominent student members of the National Dialogue.  These students are the latest example of the thousands of citizens who are peacefully and democratically ... Read More»