STATEMENT BY NED PRICE, SPOKESPERSON September 5, 2021 Salvadoran Re-Election Ruling Undermines Democracy The United States government condemns the September 3 ruling by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of El Salvador, which authorized immediate presidential re-election in contravention of the Salvadoran constitution.  The Salvadoran constitution clearly prohibits presidential incumbents from re-election to a consecutive term.  This ruling is a direct result of the decision on May 1 by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly to remove the sitting justices of the Constitutional Chamber and install replacements ... Read More»

August 26, 2021 Post Press Release The United States is pleased to announce we are preparing to ship an additional 188,370 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to El Salvador via COVAX on Friday, August 27, at 3:00 a.m.  This third shipment adds to the 3 million doses shipped to El Salvador in July and is part ... Read More»