Whereas the United States and Guatemala have shared strong bilateral relations on issues of mutual interest for decades, including— (1) addressing the root causes of irregular migration; (2) a shared commitment to addressing key development challenges, such as poverty, child hunger and illiteracy, citizen security, and more transparent and accountable governance; and (3) supporting Taiwan and Ukraine’s independence from Russia; Whereas general elections were held in Guatemala on June 25, 2023, resulting in a runoff election between the 2 presidential candidates receiving the most votes, Congressman Bernardo Arévalo of the Movimiento Semilla party and Sandra Torres, a former first lady representing the Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) party; Whereas the runoff election, held on August 20, 2023, resulted in the people of Guatemala electing Congressman Arévalo as President with more than 60 percent of the popular vote; Whereas the election observation teams from the European Union and the Organization of American States, which were present at the invitation of the Government of Guatemala, reported that both rounds of the election were run professionally and efficiently and concluded that there was no basis for claims of fraud; Whereas Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) certified that the presidential elections upheld national, regional and international standards for a democratic election