Giving testimony before the Canadian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth discusses developments in Brazil and their implications for Canadian policy.
"Colombia and Panama are not waiting on us," said Senator John McCain at the Americas Quarterly's Winter 2011 launch in Washington. "This is the new reality in our hemisphere today that too many Americans don’t understand: Our neighbors are not dependent on us."
The Dominican president outlined his country's economic successes in recent years while highlighting areas for future growth and investment. Read a transcript of his remarks.
The Colombian president credited the democratic security strategy of his predecessor Álvaro Uribe as the reason for the change. Now, said the president, “We are going to jump from democratic security to democratic prosperity to bring to the Colombian people a better future.
The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, addressed Americas Society/Council of the Americas on September 22, and discussed his administrations goals for the country's economic and social develoment, noting that Chile is on track to rank second in Latin America and first among OECD countries in terms of economic growth.
The President of Peru, Alan García, delivered remarks at the dinner in his award dinner at Americas Society/Council of the Americas on September 22. AS/COA honored President García him its highest award in recognition of his achievetments while in office. "I want to tell you that this is not going to be a lost opportunity,” said the president. “We are going to keep growing quickly and overcome poverty." (en español)
