Press Release: Venezuela's Uncertain Future
Press Release: Venezuela's Uncertain Future
Council of the Americas will host a roundtable discussion in Washington D.C. on the prospects and possible scenarios for change in Venezuela as a political transition is likely underway.
Roundtable Discussion on Venezuela’s Prospects and Possible Scenarios
Washington, D.C. January 9, 2013 - The potential for political transition has created uncertainty in Caracas and put Venezuela on the forefront of the hemispheric conversation. What are the prospects and possible scenarios for change? What will be the implications for Venezuela’s economy, politics, and foreign policy? How should the United States and other hemispheric countries respond?
Please join Council of the Americas at a roundtable discussion on the choices facing Venezuela. Confirmed speakers include: Charles Shapiro, President, Institute of the Americas, former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela; Russell Dallen, President and Editor-in-Chief, Latin American Herald Tribune, Caracas; Christopher Sabatini, Editor-in-Chief, Americas Quarterly and Senior Director of Policy, AS/COA; Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, AS/COA.
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Event: Roundtable discussion
Monday, January 14, 2013
Registration: 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Program: 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Root Room 2nd Floor
1779 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Washington, D.C.
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