Rather than “fence-mending,” the bigger take-away of President Dilma Rousseff’s visit is that both the U.S. and Brazil have realized they need each other, underlines COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

"From the White House perspective, President Dilma Rousseff’s visit is a chance to re-energize a very important relationship on trade and investment," points out COA’s Eric Farnsworth.

“This trip is important because it puts [the Snowden] incident firmly in the past....It’s an important signal that says the path will now go forward,” explains AS/COA’s Brian Winter.

For Brazil, trade is the priority and President Dilma Rousseff wants to promote manufactured exports to the United States, comments COA’s Eric Farnsworth ahead of Rousseff’s Washington visit.

El Presidente Luis Guillermo Solís aseguró que Costa Rica ofrece muchas ventajas de inversión, como el recurso humano calificado, en el foro organizado por AS/COA en San José.

Costa Rica’s human talent and advanced manufacturing won accolades while analysts stressed that the country needs to invest in infrastructure and right its finances during AS/COA’s San José conference.

How the vice president's style—and a shared connection from the past—helped win over the Brazilian president.