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.
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.
As Venezuela hurtles toward global pariah status, democracies worldwide are finally acknowledging the crisis, writes AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth for Univision News.
To trigger a transition, the government’s beleaguered opponents will likely need to turn up the pressure.
Northwestern’s Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez explains why the international private sector might be more effective than sanctions at bringing change to the South American country.
Video: ¿Qué pasará en Venezuela después del 20 de mayo?
Video: ¿Qué pasará en Venezuela después del 20 de mayo?
Días previos a las elecciones, tres destacados panelistas analizaron el panorama económico y político en Venezuela—y lo que le espera al país en el futuro.
Panelistas:
- Asdrúbal Oliveros, Director and Partner, Ecoanalítica
- Luisa Palacios, Managing Director for Latin America, Medley Global Advisors
- David Smolansky, Exiled former Mayor of El Hatillo, Venezuela
- Brian Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Americas Quarterly; Vice President of Policy at AS/COA (moderator)
Días previos a la elección del 20 de mayo, tres destacados panelistas analizaron el panorama económico y político en Venezuela—y lo que le espera al país en el futuro. En el panel el 14 de mayo en Nueva York, los expertos hablaron de las condiciones necesarias para que salga Nicolás Maduro del poder, las expectativas de las elecciones ilegítimas que se aproximan, y los desafíos que enfrenta el país cuando llegue al punto de reconstrucción.
Many speakers had strong words for Venezuela, none more so than U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley.