“The U.S. remains open to further addressing our differences [with Venezuela] in attempting to find areas of common ground," said Secretary of State John Kerry at COA’s Annual Washington Conference on the Americas.

Before it even began, the 7th triennial Summit of the Americas was considered a success by many, based simply on the invitation list. Did it live up to the hype?

Taking place shortly after the Summit of the Americas in Panama, the conference will focus on integration and innovation as catalysts for growth in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S.-Cuba relations are important, but the summit needs to be about much more, writes AS/COA’s President and CEO Susan Segal for U.S. News & World Report.

The Summit is an important opportunity to showcase U.S.-Cuba rapprochement though the question remains on whether any concrete actions will come out of this meeting, comments COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

U.S.-Venezuela tensions could change the dynamic at the Summit and “take the bloom off the rose” in terms of renewed relations with Cuba, points out COA’s Eric Farnsworth.