Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos delivered remarks at an AS/COA event hours after news broke of a strike that killed a top FARC leader as well as the capture of 14 computers and 60 USB drives. “This, I am certain, is the beginning of the end of 40 years of war in Colombia," he said.

"We want to create a society of opportunities," said Chile's President Sebastián Piñera during September 22 remarks. The president noted that Chile is on track to rank second in Latin America and first among OECD countries in terms of economic growth.

Americas Society honored President of Peru Alan García with its highest award in recognition of his achievements while in office. "I want to tell you that this is not going to be a lost opportunity,” said the president. “We are going to keep growing quickly and overcome poverty."

At AS/COA's Montevideo Conference, speakers discussed the role of technological innovation in the country's social and economic development.

AS/COA, in conjunction with the Brookings Institute and the Cuba Study Group, held a panel on findings of the new working paper Empowering the Cuban People through Technology. The paper recommends loosening restrictions on U.S. telecom firms to boost Cuba’s access to IT and the Internet.

A Capitol Hill program addressed why immigration reform is critical to our U.S. economic prosperity. As part of the program, business executives spoke about the actions that the U.S. Congress can take to create better opportunities for the Latino population.

Americas Society and Council of the Americas launched the Winter 2010 issue of Americas Quarterly at an event in Bogota, Colombia, focused on connectivity and the next generation.