El Secretario Gerardo Ruiz Mateos afirmó que el proteccionismo sólo defiende privilegios de algunos; se debe impulsar empresas, empleos e inversiones, dijo. El funcionario participó en la conferencia de AS/COA: “Mexico: Perspectivas y oportunidades en el nuevo entorno mundial”.
Durante el foro de AS/COA "México: Perspectivas y Oportunidades Económicas en el Nuevo Entorno Mundial," el Secretario de Hacienda y Crédito Público Miguel Messmacher Linartes dió un discurso "cómo estamos viendo la situación global, cómo es que eso está afectando a la economía mexicana, y cómo estamos viendo hacia delante la estrategia de ajuste de la economía."
During remarks to the Foro Elecciones EUA at Casa de las Americas in Madrid, COA's Eric Farnsworth highlighted what Barack Obama's win will mean for policy on immigration, security, Cuba, trade, and energy relations with Canada and Mexico. He also forecasts improved U.S.-Spanish relations.
At an AS/COA post-U.S. election discussion, President of the Inter-American Development Bank Luis Alberto Moreno explained that the next U.S. administration should not "be blinded by old stereotypes" when engaging with Latin America.
A private luncheon was hosted at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas New York headquarters on October 28 in honor of the President of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil Minister Gilmar Mendes.
During a luncheon hosted by AS/COA on September 23, Paraguay's President Fernando Armindo Lugo highlighted the political transformation that started with his election and the multiple opportunities and challenges that Paraguay faces ahead. Read his remarks in Spanish.
In a speech delivered at AS/COA, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil emphasized that his country finds itself at a point of transforming itself into a great nation. Read the English translation of his delivered remarks.
