“Border resources need to be sustained, even when focus is elsewhere,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano in her comments on border security at COA’s Washington Conference.

Brazil opens a ministry for small businesses, the Pacific Alliance creates a legislative committee, and Ecuador plans to seek Mercosur membership. Read these stories and more in the Weekly Roundup.

Representatives from Asia-Pacific economies meet in Peru May 15 to continue negotiations on a far-reaching trade deal, recently energized by news that Japan will join talks. 

En su discurso inaugural ante la conferencia anual de COA, la Secretaria de Estado Adjunta para Latinoamérica, Roberta Jacobson, expresó que Venezuela debe abrir un diálogo nacional para mitigar la profunda polarización social.

Estados Unidos tiene un compromiso en combatir el tráfico de drogas en México, resaltó el senador republicano John McCain ante la conferencia anual en Washington organizada por COA.

Em um discurso ante a assembleia anual do COA, o vicepresidente Joe Biden assinalou que "é tempo de buscar mais associações [com América Latina]".