"The U.S. is missing a huge opportunity with Uruguay," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to The Wall Street Journal.

"It’s really critical that the U.S. has qualified ambassadors in place," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Miami Herald.

The region "want(s) the United States to be there, so basically, we need to rethink our approach," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

O Brasil está sendo percebido como "um país que quer trazer o multilateralismo de volta," disse Brian Winter do COA à Folha de S. Paulo.

The website, part of New York Public Radio, says that the quartet will end its annual festival with a concert at Americas Society.

"There continues to be uncertainty around the meeting because (...) the proposal is still evolving," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.

"(Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa) will need to win over some more moderate voters in order to win," said AS/COA's Brian Winter to AP.