The regime of Daniel Ortega withdrew the approval granted to the candidate Hugo Rodríguez as ambassador of the United States in Nicaragua, considering that he made “interfering statements against the country, ignoring the principles of international law.”
Dennis Moncada, chancellor of the Nicaraguan dictatorship, appeared at a surprise conference stating that they would not allow any diplomat to “disrespect, offend, humiliate, threaten, star in or be a factor of interference or interventionism in the internal affairs of our country.” In addition, he indicated that this communication was addressed to the State Department and to the ambassador in Managua, Kevin Sullivan.
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The candidate for ambassador of the North American country had promised before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to continue denouncing the abuses of power by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. “I promise to work with Congress, inter-institutional colleagues and international partners to press for the return to democracy, respect for human rights and the freedom of political prisoners in Nicaragua,” said the applicant.
Rodríguez recalled that with the Ortega-Murillo electoral farce last November “Nicaraguans were deprived” of the opportunity to freely elect their rulers and the Nicaraguans’ hopes for democracy and prosperity “vanished.”
“As a result of the escalating climate of repression, fear, and hopelessness, coupled with the Ortega-Murillo government’s failure to address people’s basic needs, hundreds of thousands of Nicaraguans are now refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants across the region,” said the candidate for ambassador.
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“That is why if he is confirmed as ambassador, I will engage with voices from all over Nicaraguan society to share our vision of inclusive economic growth, as expressed by the president (Joe Biden) at the recent Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. ‘We will seek to support civil society groups that provide essential services in the areas of health, education and poverty alleviation, including the organizations that the Government of Nicaragua has targeted,’ assured the US diplomat.
In his speech he concluded by promising that “we will do what we can to offer the Nicaraguan people a better future in their own country. We know that addressing the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, throughout Central America and Nicaragua included, implies guaranteeing respect for human rights, generating economic opportunities and improving citizen security.”
