U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson will deliver remarks at the September 10 launch event.

On September 6, a former comedian seen as a political outsider took the lion’s share of votes but failed to stave off a second round.

Cynicism may be running high among Guatemalan voters amid a presidential impeachment process, but the September 6 general elections will go on.

Elected last year, the “bullets, beef, and bible” caucus is pushing for legislation to weaken gun control and crack down on speech considered offensive.