From June 4 to 6, foreign ministers from across the hemisphere discuss steps to combat narcotics, while three Latin America countries consider drug legislation.
AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth notes that U.S.-Brazil relations are “rapidly improving” due in part to Brazil’s “lower profile on some contentious global political issues like Iran.”
COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth outlines why the vice president’s tour is part of “a long-overdue strategy of hemispheric engagement in 2013.”
A viagem do vice-presidente Joe Biden demonstra “o esforço para reforçar a diplomacia e o compromisso econômico” com a América Latina, escreve Christopher Sabatini para O Globo.
"The Administration suddenly realizes there is now an economic power broker element in Latin America," points out AS/COA’s Christopher Sabatini on Vicepresident Joe Biden’s trip to the region.
There is a sense that if the U.S. doesn’t "step up its game" in Latin America other global powers like China will take advantage, comments AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth.
Observers say the vice president’s May 26-30 trip to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago signifies increasing U.S. engagement with the region.