"You have a U.S. government that has tried to place democracy front and center in its foreign policy," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to The Washington Post.
A busy U.S. domestic policy agenda and the war in Ukraine have kept President Biden's focus elsewhere, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Reuters.
"No invitar a Guaidó a la cumbre es un claro revés para el gobierno interino", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a Univisión.
"This is a clear win for Maduro," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Associated Press.
"Leaders want to look [at] how the region can move forward in the digital economy," said the AS/COA senior director.
The United States needs to be more proactive to improve its standing in Latin America, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to NPR.
"It further undermines Guaidó…if the U.S. is not even willing to bring him to a meeting," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Wall Street Journal.
"I'd like a lot more attention to be paid to the region, and this Summit will hopefully bring some of that attention," said the AS/COA vice president.
China is trying to promote the idea that their system and their model is at least equal to Western democracy, said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.
"Substantive engagement, and a lot of listening" followed by robust follow up is key, said AS/COA's Steve Liston to Voice of America.
La ausencia de López Obrador no significa de ningún modo que se termine el valor de la cumbre, dijo Steve Liston de AS/COA a Página 12.
Que AMLO no esté en las reuniones "no ayuda a la óptica…esta es la cumbre de la migración", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a Univisión.
"Corruption is a huge problem, but clearly there are more delicate ways to handle [migration]," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to the Associated Press.
"We have to make sure that we, the United States, are really helping to offer what the other countries are looking for," said the AS/COA vice president.
"There is a role for summitry...but we need to think strategically rather than geographically," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.
"Have we seen dramatic change in Central America? The answer is no," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to the Los Angeles Times.
"The summit is going to be an opportunity missed…there's no real sense of partnership," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Diálogo Chino.
The selection of L.A. to host the Summit of the Americas was in part meant to underline Mexico’s importance, said AS/COA's Carin Zissis to Morning Consult.
"Yo veo una ambivalencia de muchos líderes de la región hacia la democracia", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA a Andrés Oppenheimer.
"No queda muy claro su compromiso con la democracia", dijo el vicepresidente de política pública de AS/COA a Andrés Oppenheimer.
