Par

MEMORANDUM **

Victor Gaspar Chocoy Par, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004), and we review questions of law de novo, Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that the government rebutted the presumption that Par had a well-founded fear of future persecution by demonstrating that country conditions in Guatemala changed significantly since his departure. See Gonzalez-Hernandez v. Ashcroft, 336 F.3d 995, 999 (9th Cir.2003). The IJ referred to the relevant sections of the 2002 State Department country reports providing “an individualized analysis of how changed conditions will affect [Par’s] situation.” Id. at 998 (internal quotation and citation omitted).

Contrary to Par’s contention, the proceedings were not…