Arturo Corrales

Arturo Gerardo Corrales Álvarez is a former Foreign Minister and Security Minister of Honduras.[1] In October 2016, he became a special envoy to the United States “charged with improving ties with the United States as the two countries work together to stabilize the Central American region and reduce the surge of migrants to the north.“[2][3] He was also President of the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras and ran for President on their ticket.[4]

Corrales resigned his position as Foreign Minister due to a scandal concerning an alleged cover up of police involvement in assassination plots while he was Security Minister.[1]

He studied civil engineering at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) and earned a Master's Degree in Engineering, in Management Engineering, from the University of Florida, Gainesville.[4]

References
  1. "Honduras foreign minister resigns over police murder scandal". The Tico Times. April 15, 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. Ordoñez, Franco (October 17, 2016). "Honduras willingly accepting 100s of U.S. deportees in hopes of greater cooperation". McClatchy Washington Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Trasciende el nombramiento de Arturo Corrales en Washington". La Prensa. July 14, 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Curriculum vitae Secretario de Estado en el Despacho de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperación Internacional Arturo Gerardo Corrales Álvarez". Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de Honduras. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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