US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 weeks ago

US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.

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  1. (L-R) Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  2. (L-R) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya's delegate, Mayra Mejia, US ambassador in Honduras, Hugo Llorens, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo, US State Department representative, Craig Kelly, de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti's delegates, Armando Aguilar and Vilma Morales, meet in a new push to end the crisis set off four months ago in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009.
  3. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) waits as US ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, speaks during a press conference at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  4. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brazilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon, Restrepo and representatives of the US State Department Craig Kelly are visiting Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  5. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L), senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and US ambassador in Honduras Hugo Llorens (R) leave the Brasilian Embassy after a meeting with deposed president Manuel Zelaya in Tegucigalpa, on October 28, 2009. Shannon along with senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  6. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton(R) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal shake hands after the signing of a $540 Million (USD) proverty reduction grant agreement between the US Government's Millennium Challenge Corporation(MCC) and the Republic of Senegal at the US State Department September 16, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
  7. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, shake hands after a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  8. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, next to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, answers questions during a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  9. US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon (L) speaks during a press conference accompanied by senior adviser on Latin America, Dan Restrepo (C) and representative of the US State Department Craig Kelly (R) at the US embassy in Tegucigalpa, on October 29, 2009. Shannon along with Restrepo and Kelly visit Honduras in a new push to end the crisis set off by the ouster of President Zelaya exactly four months ago.
  10. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, shake hands after a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  11. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, next to Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, answers questions during a press conference at Arias's residence in San Jose on September 14, 2009. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  12. Craig Kelly (L), representative of the US State Department, talks with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias on September 14, 2009, at Arias's residence in San Jose. The two met to discuss about a solution to Honduras' political crisis and to announce a meeting between Arias and Honduran presidential candidates next September 16 in San Jose.
  13. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly, left, and Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias attend a press conference in San Jose, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Kelly was in Costa Rica to discuss the crisis in Honduras.
  14. Ambassador Craig Kelly(L), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs answers questions next to US Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens in Tegucigalpa on November 18, 2009. The Honduran Congress will consider whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on December 2, three days after elections for a new president, the body's head said Tuesday. Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup, has rejected the latest US-brokered deal to end the crisis due to its failure to return him to office ahead of the polls.
  15. Ambassador Craig Kelly(L), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs answers questions next to US Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens in Tegucigalpa on November 18, 2009. The Honduran Congress will consider whether to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya on December 2, three days after elections for a new president, the body's head said Tuesday. Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 28 military-backed coup, has rejected the latest US-brokered deal to end the crisis due to its failure to return him to office ahead of the polls.
  16. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs Craig Kelly speaks during press conference in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Honduras is scheduled to hold presidential election on Nov. 29.

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