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The Pacific Alliance: Pivoting to Asia

AS/COA and the Pacific Alliance members’ trade and investment promotion agencies will host an expert panel on the future of the trade bloc.
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Historic Ríos Montt Conviction Annulled in Guatemala

The country’s Constitutional Court voided part of the genocide trial of the former general, annulling the conviction and jail sentence handed down by another court.
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Summary - Comprehensive Immigration Reform: An Update

What is the likelihood that comprehensive immigration reform will pass? A panel discussed the reform bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate.
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Explainer: What is the Pacific Alliance?

The presidents of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru meet May 23 for the next Pacific Alliance summit. How did this new economic bloc get started and what are its goals?
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Summary: Addressing the Skills Gap in Latin America

A panel analyzed how improvements to education and public-private partnerships can help provide key skills to Latin America's labor force.
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Review 86: Iconic and Emerging Writers

Find out about and get a copy of the Spring 2013 issue of Americas Society's literature magazine, launched May 17.

Upcoming Events

May 22, 2013

The Pacific Alliance: Pivoting to Asia
May 23, 2013

Reading the Cosmos
May 28, 2013

Latin America Goes Global: Implications for U.S. Policy - Americas Quarterly Spring 2013 Launch
May 30, 2013

Immigrants' Impact on the Economy and Housing in Charlotte and Nationwide
May 30, 2013

Momenta Quartet: Music by Arthur Kampela and Ileana Pérez Velázquez
June 03, 2013

Concert: André Mehmari
June 04, 2013

Book Launch – Bolívar: American Liberator by Marie Arana
June 05, 2013

Mining and Community Rights: Does Consulta Previa Promise Peace or Conflict?
June 06, 2013

Private Viewing and Conversation with Marta Chilindron

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From Our Experts

In FT's beyondbrics, AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini writes that the Obama administration has sought a “new-found effort to buttress diplomacy with economic promise” in Latin America.

On May 8, COA hosted Vice President Joe Biden, Senator John McCain, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Access conference materials.

Works by renowned Latin American artists will be featured at Americas Society’s Visual Arts Endowment Benefit Auction on May 29 and May 30, 2013.

Americas Society (AS) is the premier forum dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Council of the Americas (COA) is the premier international business organization whose members share a common commitment to economic and social development, open markets, the rule of law, and democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Americas Society members participate in culture and public policy programs that explore current hemispheric developments. Council of the Americas members form a collaborative network that supports efforts to conduct business successfully in Latin America.

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