In a frank assessment of Argentina’s current and future opportunities, Roberto Lavagna, the Concertación para Una Nación Avanzada (UNA) candidate, discusses his election platform. Employment, security, and education are three of the main issues to address in the run-up to the October 28 elections.

Overseeing one of the region’s most important financial centers, Mayor Kassab outlines his initiatives to keep the city at the forefront of global commerce. This interview was conducted before July's tragic plane crash—our deepest condolences are extended to all.

Can Peru maintain its robust economic growth? Minister Carranza Ugarte discusses future economic scenarios along with the importance of investment in social development and passage of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.

In office for just over a month, Minister Araujo outlines Colombia’s foreign policy goals both in the Andean Region and globally. Held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) until December 2006, Minister Araujo provides an inside look at prospects for peace.

Ambassador Veroneau discusses labor standards in pending hemispheric free-trade agreements and looks more broadly at trade promotion with Brazil and the rest of the Americas. How does Latin America’s developing trade relationship with Asia affect U.S. interests?

“When you look at the statistics, we have lost jobs to China and India—countries where we do not have a freetrade agreement. So, it is not the free-trade agreements that cause the problem.”

In an exclusive interview with Americas Society and the Council of the Americas, Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias highlights the importance of reducing poverty and strengthening education, as well as the development of a technology-based economy, free trade, and environmental protection.