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Timeline: U.S.-Latin America Relations Under Trump and Biden

By Rich Brown, Emilie Sweigart

AQ highlights the major moments in hemispheric relations under the two presidents, from USMCA to Biden’s border action.

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its impact on Latin America | Leer en español | Ler em português NOTE: TIMELINE COVERS EVENTS FROM 2017 TO JUNE 2024, WHEN THIS ISSUE WENT TO PRINT. TRUMP Jan 2017–Jan 2021 JAN 2017 U.S. WITHDRAWS FROM THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) In his first week in office, Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 12-nation TPP trade deal that included Mexico, Peru and Chile. FEB 2017 SANCTIONS AGAINST VENEZUELA New U.S. sanctions on the Nicolás Maduro regime...

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