Foreign Affairs

Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.Res.783, a resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which was introduced by Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Conference.

Congressman Diaz-Balart leading a special order hour on the floor of the House of Representatives on Honduras.

Bringing to a close Hispanic Heritage month, U.S. Congressmen Diaz-Balart hosted Pastor Guillermo Maldonado of Rey Jesus International Ministry in Miami, recognized as the largest Hispanic church in the country, as guest chaplain in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Tomorrow, Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart , Robert Wexler , and Ron Klein and State Senator Ted Deutch will be joined by Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, for a tour of a Boynton Beach home afflicted by contaminated Chinese drywall.

Today U.S. Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Lincoln Diaz-Balart are taking part in a visit to Honduras to meet with Presidential candidates, members of the Honduran Supreme Court, representatives of the electoral commission and high-ranking government officials in order to support the Honduran people in their struggle to preserve their Constitution and democracy.

Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart will depart to Honduras on American Airlines on Monday, October 5, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., returning to Miami on TACA International Airlines on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

This week, Congressman Diaz-Balart participated in the Peruvian American Coalition XV Anniversary Gala Banquet in Miami.

Today Congressman Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Conference, introduced a resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on September 15th, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua—and concludes on October 15th.