AS/COA will host Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta S. Jacobson at a public breakfast presentation on December 11.
The Republicans retained the House and the Democrats kept the Senate, but the results of several individual races will impact the “who’s who” of voices on Latin America in the U.S. Congress.
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth writes for The Huffington Post about decisive Latin America policy drivers to watch for in the upcoming year with the beginning of a new U.S. presidential term.
Brazil and the United States need to overcome acrimony over agricultural agreements, write COA's Eric Farnsworth and Valeria Souza Cruz. In an AS/COA Viewpoint, they make the case that Washington should reexamine U.S. cotton subsidies as a step toward a common bilateral agenda.
While President Barack Obama loosened Cuba travel regulations last year, this year his administration opted to continue existing Cuba policies or restrict new ones.
What Latin American policy issues do the GOP and Democrats spell out in their party platforms?
AS/COA's Vice President Eric Farnsworth comments on the outlook for Ecuador´s trade preferences with the U.S. after the Andean country granted asylum to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange.
