Speaking at COA's 41st Washington Conference, President of El Salvador Maurico Funes talked about his country's economic growth and social ambitions, regional security, and poverty alleviation (en español).
The president’s tour of Latin America was too important to postpone, writes AS/COA's Christopher Sabatini in The Huffington Post.
In his first trip to Central and South America, U.S. President Barack Obama hoped to set a new tone in U.S.-Latin American ties.
The president’s message was well received in Brazil, Chile, and El Salvador but his regional speech may have fallen on deaf ears outside those countries.
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes played host to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama during the last leg of the American leader's Latin American tour. The two presidents spoke about how to create domestic potential to help young Salvadorans avoid migration and organized crime.
"The United States faces a new moment in the Americas: no longer can we take economic partnership or political influence for granted," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth for The Huffington Post.
Central American security concerns were on the agenda during the U.S. president’s March 22 stop in San Salvador. His visit coincides with plans to bump up funding for the region’s struggle against rising gang-related violence.
