(S (S (NP (BASENP (DT The) (NNP United) (NNPS States)) (PRN (COMMA ,) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (JJ major) (NN broker)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (NN mediation) (NNS efforts)))) (COMMA ,))) (VP (VP (VBD said) (BASENP (DT this) (NN week))) (SBAR (S (NP (BASENP (DT the) (JJ next) (NN step)) (PP (IN in) (BASENP (DT the) (JJ political) (NN crisis)))) (VP (VBZ is) (PP (IN up) (PP (TO to) (BASENP (NNP Honduras))))))))) (PERIOD .))