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 2026 Washington Conference on the Americas will take place on May 19.
Featured Event
Save the date: This year's conference, taking place May 19, explores changes in the U.S. approach to Latin America under the second Trump Administration.
This year's invite-only edition of the premier DC event offers COA members the opportunity to engage in dialogue on pressing hemispheric issues.
Live Broadcast
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.”
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.
Many speakers had strong words for Venezuela, none more so than U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
“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.