COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth provided testimony to U.S. Congress, outlining areas to boost relations between the United States. He emphasized the importance of opening foreign markets, sustaining a commitment to democracy, building relations with Brazil, and promoting sustainable development.

Topics in this issue
   • Democrats and Bush administration reach compromise on trade
   • Enforcing labor standards
   • Revising intellectual property rights
   • Environment
   • Effects on Trade Promotion Authority

Topics in this issue
   • Senators debates immigration reform
   • Major legislative provisions
   • The Mexican perspective

Immigration, pending hemispheric free-trade agreements, economic policy, and Latin American development initiatives were discussed at the Washington Launch of the new AS/COA policy journal, Americas Quarterly, on Wednesday, May 30, and covered live by C-SPAN 2.

Key Western Hemisphere ministers such as Thomas Shannon explored issues at the forefront of the U.S.-Western Hemisphere agenda during the 37th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas.

Making Mexico a foreign policy priority can increase U.S. security and prosperity, write COA’s Eric Farnsworth and Monica Guevera in Latin Business Chronicle.

U.S. ability to address significant global challenges would be directly enhanced by closer coordination with willing Latin American partners. An enhanced relationship with Brazil is central to this new strategic approach.