Congressional Update: CODEL to Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

Thursday, January 26, 2012  |  Kezia McKeague

Earlier this month, House Speaker John Boehner led a congressional delegation to Latin America to discuss jobs, energy, and economic security. ... Read More

Congressional Update: 2011 in Review

Thursday, December 15, 2011  |  Kezia McKeague

Approval of trade pacts with Colombia and Panama marked a bipartisan milestone this year, but other hemispheric issues sparked divisions in U.S. Congress. ... Read More

Congressional Update: Colombia and Panama FTAs Win Congressional Approval

Thursday, October 13, 2011  |  Kezia McKeague

The U.S. House and Senate passage of bilateral free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama on October 12 clears the way for long-delayed implementation. ... Read More

Congressional Update: New Ambassadors and OAS Funding

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Trade pacts remain on hold ahead of the summer recess, but Congress has taken up hemispheric issues such as diplomatic posts and a debate over OAS funding. ... Read More

Congressional Update: Next Steps for U.S.-Colombia FTA

Friday, April 8, 2011  |  Kezia McKeague

The U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement has moved closer to submission to Congress. A new COA update looks at the progress and potential next steps for advancing the bilateral trade pact. ... Read More

Congressional Update: Sense of Urgency on Pending FTAs

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  |  Kezia McKeague

Two House hearings provide a snapshot of the evolving congressional debate on the path to ratify the free-trade accord with Colombia. ... Read More

Congressional Update: Taking Action on Trade

Thursday, February 10, 2011

AS/COA takes a look at the 112th Congress' activity related to pending free-trade agreements with Colombia and Panama, as well as extension of the Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act. ... Read More

Congressional Update: 2009 in Review

Thursday, December 3, 2009

With the U.S. Congress soon set to adjourn for the year, it leaves behind much unfinished business when it come to Western Hemisphere affairs. ... Read More

The U.S. Congress and Latin America: A New Slate for the 111th

Thursday, January 15, 2009

With a new Congress sworn in, legislative leaders now have an opportunity to respond to the hemisphere’s most pressing socioeconomic, security, and development priorities. This would be a win for the United States and for the Americas. ... Read More