WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Porfirio Lobo Sosa as President of the Republic of Honduras on January 27, 2010.

The Honorable Arturo A. Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs will be the head of the delegation.

Members of the Presidential Delegation:

The Honorable Hugo Llorens, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras

The Honorable Jose W. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs

Mr. Craig A. Kelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs