2021 meant U.S. ambassadorial vacancies to Latin America, scores of refugees to Mexico, and record cargo through the Panama Canal.
U.S. Policy
LatAm in Focus: Three Stories You May Have Missed in 2021
From Bad to Worse: Nayib Bukele’s Split with Washington
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Stephen G. McFarland
El Salvador’s leader seems to be doubling down on his confrontation with Biden, although he faces numerous challenges ahead.
#2021WCA: Bill Cassidy Receives COA Chairman's Award for Leadership in the Americas
The Louisiana senator said international trade is the most powerful tool to bring people out of poverty.
#2021WCA: John Kerry and AS/COA's Susan Segal on Climate Change and the Americas
The U.S. special presidential envoy for climate participated in the 51st Annual Washington Conference on the Americas luncheon.
Biden Aiming to Reset Relationship with Canada and Mexico after Trump Era
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Sabrina Rodriguez and Andy Blatchford
"There’s more wariness in the relationship between López Obrador and Biden," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Politico.
Steve Liston on the AIG Global Trade Series Podcast: Trade Integration in the Americas
"For the U.S., [USMCA] is right now pretty much the gold standard," says the head of the COA Trade Advisory Group.
Science, Safety, Stakeholders: Regulating for the Twenty-First Century in the Americas
FDA Latin America Director Katherine Serrano discussed regulation challenges in the age of pandemics, global trade, and innovation.