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Explainer: What is the Pacific Alliance?

Friday, May 17, 2013

Nneka Etoniru

Asia & Latin America Trade

With an eye toward Asia, this new Latin American group is looking to increase trade and integration among its members. ... Read More

Brazil Update: Oil Auctions and Port Reforms

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Rachel Glickhouse

Energy & Commodities Infrastructure Development

The first Brazilian oil concessions in five years took place on May 14 and 15, while Congress passed a law to upgrade the country’s ports. ... Read More
Interview: El Salvador's Ambassador to the U.S. Rubén Zamora

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Security Trade

The ambassador reflected on the Obama administration’s evolving Central American security policy, as well as building economic opportunity in El Salvador. ... Read More

Vice President Joe Biden on U.S. Priorities for the Americas

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Rachel Glickhouse

"The Western Hemisphere has always mattered to the United States, but I think it matters more today because it has more potential than any time in American history,” said the vice president, addressing COA's Washington Conference. ... Read More

Featured Event

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

May 28, 2013

A Los Angeles symposium will celebrate the publication of Americas Quarterly's new issue.
2013 Latin American Cities Conferences: Bogota

June 13, 2013

AS/COA will hold its seventeenth Bogota conference on Colombia in the eyes of Wall Street.

Summary – The Pacific Alliance: Pivoting to Asia

Friday, May 24, 2013 | Andres Sada

What comes next for one of Latin America's newest trade blocs? An AS/COA panel discussed the future of the Pacific Alliance. ... Read More

Weekly Roundup: LatAm's Most Powerful Women, Brazil's Drug Bill, El Salvador's Gang Truce

Friday, May 24, 2013

Leaders of the Pacific Alliance meet in Colombia, immigration reform advances in the U.S. Senate, and the Chinese president plans a trip to the Americas. ... Read More

Biden Heads to Latin America to Talk Trade, Security

Friday, May 24, 2013 | Rachel Glickhouse

Observers say the vice president’s May 26-30 trip to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago signifies increasing U.S. engagement with the region. ... Read More

Interview: President of BNY Mellon Karen Peetz on Women’s Leadership

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Maha Masud

The BNY Mellon president talks with AS/COA Online about how to increase the number of women in business leadership roles. ... Read More

Historic Ríos Montt Conviction Annulled in Guatemala

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Rachel Glickhouse and Carin Zissis

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. ... Read More

José Gurvich's Homenaje a Machado is one of auction's highlights

Americas Society y Christie's Subastan Obras de Rivera, Cruz-Diez, y Soto

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Obras de reconocidos artistas latinoamericanos se presentarán en la Subasta a Beneficio del Departamento de Artes Visuales de Americas Society el 29 y 30 de mayo de 2013. ... Read More

Colombian Harpist Edmar Castañeda and Friends Performed at Americas Society

MetLife Foundation Renews its Commitment to Americas Society's Concert Series

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Americas Society's Music of the Americas Concert Series was awarded a MetLife Foundation grant for the sixth consecutive year. ... Read More

Summary: Addressing the Skills Gap in Latin America

Monday, May 20, 2013 | Caitlin Watson

A panel analyzed how improvements to education and public-private partnerships can help provide key skills to Latin America's labor force. ... Read More

Summary - Comprehensive Immigration Reform: An Update

Monday, May 20, 2013 | Leani García

What is the likelihood that comprehensive immigration reform will pass? A panel discussed the reform bill under consideration in the U.S. Senate. ... Read More

Think Asia, Think Hong Kong 2012 Symposium

AS/COA Announces Support for Think Asia, Think Hong Kong in New York

Monday, May 20, 2013

The June 11 symposium brings together companies wanting to explore new markets and business opportunities emerging in Asia. ... Read More