the obscure forces that don’t want the country to change. Your actions contradict your words." On Wednesday 6 March 2019, the fourth Citizen Convention treated the electoral year under the title "Free elections or sequestered democracy?". More than 2,000 Guatemalans participated in the event, who came to listen to the conference by Gutiérrez; the panel of former presidents Luis Alberto Lacalle (Uruguay), Andrés Pastrana (Colombia), Jorge Tuto Quiroga (Bolivia) and Felipe Calderón (Mexico); the presentation of the First Electoral Survey 2019; and a panel of national analysts on the outlook for the 2019 elections. In late February 2018, Gutierrez made a public appearance, in the days of the formation of the Frente Ciudadano Contra la Corrupción (Citizen Front Against Corruption). The role of Gutierrez at the front of the fight against corruption has earned him criticism from different sectors. On 30 April 2018, Gutierrez sent a letter to twelve Senators and Congressmen of the United States, about the importance of the permanence of CICIG in Guatemala. In that letter, Gutierrez lists a number of prosecuted officials by the Guatemalan justice due to corruption. He also stated that CICIG “has demonstrated its ability to bring justice to Guatemala, and for the first time in recent history, let Guatemalans have trust and faith in their government institutions. On Wednesday 4 March 2020, Gutiérrez and Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo hosted the Fifth Citizen Convention, called "Central America, shared threats and opportunities; a common destiny”, which addressed the shared challenges of the Central American region and was attended by more than 30 global leaders. Gutiérrez presented the “Joint Declaration on the Central American Economic Community”, a document that was born out of the citizenry and seeks the presidents of the region and all the sectors involved in decision-making to join this commitment. In February 2022, through an official statement, Fundación Libertad y Desarrollo informs about its internationalization, with the creation of offices in the state of Florida, in the United States, as well as in the city of Madrid, in Spain. This expansion aims to bring the analysis of institutional issues and the promotion of free societies to an Ibero-American spectrum. Awards and honors In 2012, the Power Awards and the American Business Council Foundation of the United States recognized the efforts and trajectory of Gutiérrez by giving him the award “Empowering Democracy". In 2014, King Felipe VI of Spain, awarded the Order of