Washington Conference on the Americas
Washington Conference on the Americas
For more than 50 years, the Washington Conference on the Americas has been the top meeting on hemispheric affairs, routinely hosting the most senior public officials and private sector representatives for real-time, agenda-setting discussions. Each year, this conference offers an opportunity to hear from the most senior-level officials, while giving participants the chance to engage with business and policy leaders, members of the diplomatic community, and special invited guests from throughout the hemisphere.
The 2025 Washington Conference on the Americas, orginally scheduled for May 7, has been postponed. We are deeply grateful for our members support and partnership, and we look forward to welcoming you back to the Conference at a future date.
2024 Washington Conference on the Americas
In continuing collaboration with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, the 54th Washington Conference on the Americas, entitled "Advancing the Business Case for the Americas," was held on May 8th, 2024 at the Organization of American States. A special sponsor-only event took place on May 7 at the U.S. State Department.
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A new date for the annual event will be announced soon.
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Council of the Americas held its premier conference in Washington on May 8 to discuss trade, energy, democracy, and more.
Council of the Americas held its premier conference in Washington in partnership with the State Department to discuss trade, energy, democracy, and more.
The May 12 event, hosted with the State Department, featured high-level U.S. government officials and leaders from across the Western Hemisphere.
The event will be followed by the virtual May 12 conference titled “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future.”
The Council of the Americas in-person event featured U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei.
Top political consultants Dough Sosnik and Russ Schriefer tell AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth why migration at the U.S. Southern border may define the 2024 vote.
“It is time for [President of Venezuela Nicolás] Maduro to go,” said Haley at the COA conference.
“The Americas and the New Washington” featured keynote speeches from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, and Senators John McCain and Marco Rubio.
Transparent governance was a recurring theme of the day.