Clinton urges condemnation of Honduran action; wants constitutional order respected

August 27th, 2009 Clinton ponders action against HondurasWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is considering action against Honduras in the wake of the ouster of its president, a move that could lead to suspension of millions in U.S. development aid, a senior State Department official said Thursday.

August 2nd, 2009 Honduran man shot during pro-president march diesTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran educator who was shot in the head while protesting the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya died Saturday after being in a coma for two days, a teachers union leader said. Roger Vallejo, a 38-year-old high school teacher in the capital of Tegucigalpa, was wounded on Thursday as thousands of Zelaya supporters blocked a highway and clashed with security forces, although police allege he was shot by his fellow protesters.

July 28th, 2009 US revokes visas for Honduran officialsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials working in its interim government and is reviewing the visa status of other officials and their families, the State Department said Tuesday. Spokesman Ian Kelly said the revocations and the review affect Honduran officials who were serving the government of ousted President Manuel Zelaya before he was deposed on June 28, but now work for the "de facto regime" of interim President Roberto Micheletti.

July 24th, 2009 Clinton calls Zelaya move 'reckless'WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling a move by ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to cross the border briefly into his homeland "reckless." Zelaya took only a few steps across the border from Nicaragua as he waited for military officials to contact him. Clinton, at a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Friday, said: "President Zelaya's effort to reach the border is reckless." She added that it would not help restore democratic and constitutional order in Honduras.

July 7th, 2009 Clinton urges restraint in riots in western ChinaWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging restraint in clashes in western China. Clinton told reporters Tuesday that the United States is "deeply concerned" about worsening ethnic violence in China's oil-rich Xinjiang territory.

July 6th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president expected in WashingtonWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to meet with deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya this week as the Obama administration weighs responses to his ouster. The talks planned for Tuesday would be the administration's highest-level contact with Zelaya since he was overthrown in a coup eight days ago, coming two days after his failed attempt to return to Honduras deepened the country's political crisis.

July 3rd, 2009 SC senator defends ouster of Honduran presidentWASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.

June 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly Tuesday condemned the military coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, saying that the event interrupted the democratic and constitutional order in the Central American nation. Zelaya was present in the 192-nation assembly when that body adopted a resolution to condemn Sunday's coup.

June 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has said the expulsion of the Honduran president by the country's armed forces was illegal and reminiscent of Central America's "dark past". Speaking to reporters alongside visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Obama repeated his condemnation of Sunday's events in Honduras, where the army ousted President Mel Zelaya and forced him into exile in Costa Rica.

June 29th, 2009 US has talked with deposed Honduran leaderWASHINGTON — U.S. diplomats are working to ensure the safety of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his family as they press for restoration of constitutional law and his presidency.

June 29th, 2009 Clinton says Honduras has 'evolved into a coup'WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the United States believes the unrest in Honduras "has evolved into a coup," but the U.S. is not demanding that deposed President Manuel Zelaya be restored to office.

June 29th, 2009 Clinton urges restoration of order in HondurasWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the United States believes the unrest in Honduras "has evolved into a coup" and that officials believe the situation needs close watching. Clinton said Monday a delegation from the Organization of American States will be heading to Honduras as early as Tuesday "to begin working with the parties" on the restoration of constitutional government there.

June 28th, 2009 Honduran president in Costa Rica after arrestSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A high-ranking official says that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is in Costa Rica following his detention by soldiers in his homeland. The official at the Costa Rican president's office was not authorized to be quoted by name.

June 28th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused his military of abducting him and spiriting him to Costa Rica in his first televised interview after a coup Sunday morning. "There is no justification for this coup," said Zelaya in an interview with a Venezuelan broadcaster that was also carried by CNN.

June 28th, 2009 Honduran president calls arrest a 'kidnapping'SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says soldiers rousted him out of bed, beat his body guards and arrested him in his pajamas in what he criticized as "a coup" and "a kidnapping." Zelaya told a local television station Sunday that he is at the airport in San Jose, capital of Costa Rica. He said he would not recognize any attempt to name a replacement for him following his detention earlier Sunday.