When the ambassador to Panama resigned his post, U.S. diplomacy lost one of its most talented Latin America hands.
U.S. trade volumes with Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Panama are at their lowest levels in six years.
The U.S. vice president visits Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and Panama through August 17. While trade is a major focus, Venezuela keeps coming up.
After the dictator’s passing, U.S.-Panama relations went from hostility to development spurred by open trade, writes AS/COA’s Eric Farnsworth for The Washington Post.
From Brazil's presidential impeachment to Venezuela's tanking economy, Latin America's woes went beyond the U.S. election.
