Senator James Lankford has returned from a national security trip to Guatemala this week. While there he met with Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, American officials at the embassy and attended that country’s Annual National Prayer Breakfast.
The congressional trip opened up discussions of drug trafficking, immigration, national security and intelligence issues.
“Illegal immigration and drug trafficking present major national security challenges for America and our regional partners,” said Lankford. “I traveled to Guatemala to discuss mutual security interests and our shared commitment to stop illegal trafficking of humans and drugs. I was encouraged in my meetings with President Jimmy Morales, Attorney General Thelma Aldana, and other senior government leaders. They are leading a new government that is standing up to endemic corruption and narcotics trafficking.”
During the Prayer Breakfast Lankford shared a message of leadership and international religious freedom.
“I also had the honor of speaking at the Guatemalan National Prayer Breakfast. They respect human rights, religious freedom and the free exercise of faith or the right to have no faith at all. The Guatemalans are making progress in many areas and they deserve our support. A strong Guatemala that controls its borders, effectively prosecutes crime, protects human rights, and strengthens its economy means a more prosperous future for Guatemala, Central America and the United States.”
