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TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 18-110
 

DEFENSE 

Status of Forces 

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and HONDURAS 

Extending Agreement of January 25, 2008 

As Extended 

Effected by Exchange of Notes at 

Tegucigalpa December 5, 2017 and 

January 10 and February 14, 2018 
 

 

 

NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966 

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)— 

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued 

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent 

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than 

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and 

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime 

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the 

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof 

or authentication thereof.” 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HONDURAS 

Defense: Status of Forces 

Agreement extending agreement of January 25, 2008, 

as extended. 

Agreement effected by exchange of notes 

at Tegucigalpa December 5, 2017 

and January 10 and February 14, 2018; 

Entered into force January 10, 2018. 
No. 963 

The Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica presents its compliments to 

the Secretariat of State of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation ofthe 

Republic of Honduras and has the honor to refer to the Agreement between the 

Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government ofthe Republic 

ofHonduras regarding the status ofUnited States personnel who may be 

temporarily present in Honduras in connection with military exercises and training, 

United States security assistance programs, or other agreed purposes, effected by 

exchange ofnotes at Tegucigalpa. January 25, 2008, as extended by exchange of 

notes at Tegucigalpa, October 17, 2012, and November 19, 2012 ("Agreement"). 

Pursuant to its terms, the Agreement expires on January 24, 2018. 

In order to continue without interruption the military exercises and training, 

security assistance programs, and other programs that the two governments have 

established or may establish, the Embassy has the honor to propose that the 

Agreement be extended for an additional five years, to January 24, 2023, by 

amending the penultimate paragraph ofthe Agreement to read as follows: 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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"Ifthe foregoing is acceptable to the Government ofHonduras, the Embassy 

proposes that this note, together with the Secretariat's reply to that effect, shall 

constitute an agreement between the two governments, which shall enter into force 

on the date of the Secretariat's reply and shall remain in force for an initial term of 

one year and shall be automatically extended for additional periods o°f one year, up 

to a maximum combined duration of fifteen years. During the initial one-year term 

or any extended one-year term, either government may terminate this Agreement 

by giving the other party six months' prior written notice of its intent to terminate 

the Agreement." 

lfthe foregoing proposal is acceptable to the Government ofthe Republic of 

Honduras, the Embassy ofthe United States ofAmerica proposes that this note, 

and a reply note to that effect from the Secretariat of State of Foreign Affairs and 

International Cooperation, shall constitute an agreement between the two 

governments, which shall enter into force on the date ofthe Secretariat's note. 
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The Embassy ofthe United States of America avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Secretariat ofState of Foreign Affairs and International 

Cooperation ofthe Republic ofHonduras the assurances ofits highest 

consideration. 

Embassy ofthe United States of America, 

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, December 5, 2017. 
U.S. Department of State LS No. 0-2018-102713 

Office of Language Services Spanish/English 

Translating Division ALK/BBM 

TRANSLATION 

Government of the Republic of Honduras 

Ministry of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation 

Tegucigalpa 

Note Verbale No. 0001 DGAJT-C 

The Ministry of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, Bureau of Legal 

Affairs and Treaties, presents its compliments to the Embassy ofthe Government ofthe United 

States of America and acknowledges receipt ofits note verbale No. 963 of December 5, 2017, 

proposing the extension, for a five-year period of the Agreement between the Government ofthe 

Republic of Honduras and the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica on the status of 

personnel who may be temporarily present in Honduras for military training and United States 

security assistance programs and other purposes. 

The Ministry of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation is pleased to accept the 

proposal ofthe Government of the United States ofAmerica regarding the above-mentioned 

extension. Accordingly, the Embassy's note and this note in reply shall constitute an agreement 

between the parties. 

[Complimentary close] 

Tegucigalpa, January 10, 2018 

Embassy of the United States of America, 

Tegucigalpa. 
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Nota Verbal N° 0001 DGAJT-C 

La Secretarla de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperaci6n InternacionalDirecci6n General de Asuntos Juridicos y Tratados, saluda muy 

atentamente a la Honorable Embajada del Gobierno de los Estados 

Unidos de America, en ocasi6n de acusar recibo de su Nota Verbal N°963 

de fecha 5 de diciembre de 2017, en la cual propone la pr6rroga por un 

periodo de 5 aflos del "A.cuerdo entre el Gobiemo de la Rqniblica de 

Honduras y el Gobiemo de los Estados Unidos de America sobre el Estatus del 

personal de los Estados Unidos que pueda encontrane temporalmente, presente 

en Honduras en ejerdcios de entrenamiento military, programas de asistenda 

de seguridad de Estados Unidos 11 otros PropOsitos•'. 

La Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperaci6n Internacional, tiene 

a bien en aceptar la propuesta del Gobierno de los Estados U nidos de 

America antes descrita raz6n por la cual su N ota y esta N ota de respuesta 

constituyen un Acuerdo entre las partes. 

La Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores y Cooperaci6n Internacional,­

Direcci6n General Asuntos Juridicos y Tratados, aprovecha la 

oportunidad para reiterar a la Honorable Embajada de los Estados Unidos 

America, las muestras de su mas alta y distinguida consideraci6n. 

Tegucigalpa M.D.C., 10 de enero de 2018 

A la Honorable Embajada 

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Note No. 93 

The Embassy ofthe United States of America presents its 

compliments to the Secretariat of State of Foreign Affairs and International 

Cooperation ofthe Republic of Honduras and has the honor to refer to the 

Agreement between the Government ofthe United States of America and the 

Government ofthe Republic of Honduras regarding the status of United 

States personnel who may be temporarily present in Honduras in connection 

with military exercises and training, United States security assistance 

programs, or other agreed purposes, effected by exchange ofnotes at 

Tegucigalpa, January 25, 2008, as extended by exchange of notes at 

Tegucigalpa, October 17, 2012, and November 19, 2012 ("the 2008 

Agreement"). 

The Embassy has the further honor to acknowledge receipt of the 

Secretariat's Note Verbale No. 0001 DGAJT-C, dated January 10, 2018, in 

which the Secretariat accepts the proposals in Embassy note No. 963, dated 

DIPLOMATIC NOTE 
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December 5, 2017 to amend the penultimate paragraph ofthe Agreement to 

read as follows: 

"Ifthe foregoing is acceptable to the Government of Honduras, the 

Embassy proposes that this note, together with the Secretariat's reply to that 

effect, shall constitute an agreement between the two governments, which 

shall enter into force on the date of the Secretariat's reply and shall remain 

in force for an initial term of one year and shall be automatically extended 

for additional periods of one year, up to a maximum combined duration of 

fifteen years. During the initial one-year term or any extended one-year 

term, either government may terminate this Agreement by giving the other 

party six months' prior written notice of its intent to terminate the 

Agreement." 

The Embassy has the further honor to confirm that the Secretariat's 

Note Verbale No. 0001 DGAJT-C, dated January 10, 2018 and the 

Embassy's note No. 963, dated December 5, 2017 therefore constitute an 

agreement between our two Governments that entered into force on January 

10, 2018 (the "2018 Agreement"). As a result ofthe 2018 Agreement, the 

2008 Agreement shall therefore expire on January 24, 2023. 
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The Embassy ofthe United States of America avails itself ofthis 

opportunity to renew to the Secretariat of State ofForeign Affairs and 

International Cooperation ofthe Republic ofHonduras the assurances of its 

highest consideration. 

Embassy of the United States of America 

Tegucigalpa, February 14, 2018.