Otto Reich
President, Otto Reich Associates
Otto Reich served as special envoy to the Western Hemisphere under President George W. Bush. He was U.S. ambassador to Venezuela from 1986 to 1989. The following is excerpted from his July 10, 2009, remarks during a Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere hearing on "The Crisis in Honduras." The current battle for political control of Honduras is not only about that small nation. What happens in Honduras may one day be seen as either the high-water mark of Hugo Chávez’s attempt to undermine democracy in this hemisphere, or as a green light to the continued spread…
