On May 1, 2018, three leading economists from Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas will discuss Argentina’s economic prospects for the year ahead.

This concert will draw from the experimental chamber music composed in the 1960s by fellows at the Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM) of the Instituto Di Tella in Buenos Aires.

The April 26 concert celebrates the rich musical contributions of world-renowned Cuban conductor/composer Guido López-Gavilán, with performances by his two sons Ilmar (violin) and Aldo (piano) alongside mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna, pianist Cristina Altamura, percussionists David Degge and Adam Sliwinski (Sō Percussion), and Os Ensemble, led by Raquel Klein.

Council of the Americas will hold a private breakfast discussion with the newly appointed ambassador of Ecuador to the United States, Francisco Carrión.

Argentine vocalist Sofía Rei and Colombian-Venezuelan guitarist Juancho Herrera team up to celebrate iconic Argentine "Nueva Figuración" artist Jorge de la Vega's original music.

Council of the Americas will hold a conversation with José Ramón Valente, Chile's minister of economy, development, and tourism.

Council of the Americas will hold a private, off-the-record conversation on the healthcare system in Argentina with Secretary of Health, Adolfo Rubinstein.

Council of the Americas will hold a conversation with Eduardo Guardia, the newly appointed Minister of Finance of Brazil on his first trip to the U.S.

Council of the Americas will hold an off-the-record discussion with Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay; Lea Giménez, finance minister of Paraguay; and Germán Rojas, ambassador of Paraguay to the U.S.

Council of the Americas will hold a private, off-the-record conversation on Canada’s economic outlook with Stephen S. Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada.