Venezuela Working Group
Venezuela Working Group
The Venezuela Working Group (VWG) leverages AS/COA’s corporate constituency to provide a unique forum for a constructive, hands-on conversation on Venezuela. The VWG navigates Venezuela’s changing economic and political landscape by convening key national and international stakeholders from the public, private, and social sectors to better understand the country’s present challenges and future political and economic scenarios. Our programs include high-level private and public meetings and discussions.
The VWG is open to and currently includes AS/COA corporate, Chairman’s International Advisory Council, Board of Directors, and President’s Circle members.
Live Broadcast
Watch an expert panel discussion on the role of women in the fight for a democratic resolution in Venezuela.
AS/COA held a one-on-one conversation with Cristina Burelli, an internationally known advocate for the Venezuelan Amazon.
The event also featured remarks by Colombian Vice Foreign Minister Adriana Mejía and U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela James Story.
Council of the Americas held a public meeting with David Smolansky, the special envoy of the OAS secretary general for Venezuela’s migration and refugee crisis.
Council of the Americas held an off-the-record discussion with Norman T. Roule on Iranian interests in Venezuela and, more broadly, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Renewed migration from the South American country will supercharge the issue in domestic politics throughout the hemisphere. The region's leaders can still contain the damage.
The consolidation of a totalitarian regime poses a dilemma to the opposition: continue the electoral strategy or find an elusive new approach.
“We are talking about a new level of retaliation against the opposition,” explains the managing editor of Americas Quarterly.
Maduro will try to turn González's departure into a new victory for his dictatorship, testing the opposition and the international community alike.
The multinational organization can take tangible steps in the wake of July’s election.
