Fair or unfair, comparisons to Hugo Chávez have dogged the Mexican politician. Will they sink him in 2018?
U.S. officials and hemispheric leaders affirmed their commitment to inter-American cooperation at the May 9 conference.
#2017WCA Video: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio on Venezuela and a New U.S. Strategy in Latin America
"The solution to Venezuela is one election away," said the Florida senator.
#2017WCA Video: U.S. Senator John McCain on Border Issues from Migrants to Drug Flow
"The United States has a lot of responsibility" in the drug consumption fueling the violence in Central America that's driving migrants north, said the senior Arizona senator.
“The Americas and the New Washington” featured keynote speeches from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, and Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio.
#2017WCA Video: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on NAFTA and U.S. Trade Strategy
“We do not seek a trade war, least of all with our fellow citizens of the Americas,” said the U.S. secretary of commerce.
#2017WCA Video: U.S. State Department's Francisco Palmieri on Economic and Security Policy across the Americas
The acting U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs discussed the importance Latin America continues to hold for the United States.
Most countries cut spending in 2016, with Venezuela leading the pack.