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.
Leading Venezuelan civil society organizations will present their report The SDGs in Venezuela: Report from an Endangered Country on July 18 at AS/COA in New York.
Council of the Americas will hold a private, off-the-record meeting with James Story, chargé d'affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.
Join AWG for a discussion on fighting corruption in a new Venezuela and the launch of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index.
Join us and the Venezuelan American Association of the United States for an evening in support of the Cuatro por Venezuela Foundation's efforts addressing the country's humanitarian crisis.
Join YPA for a timely discussion on how Cuban baseball and Venezuelan soccer can transcend politics to foster transnational links with the United States and beyond.
The nation’s problem is still there, and appeasing Maduro will not stem the flow of migrants, two experts write.
"Se pueden ver dos tendencias que van en aumento y no sabemos en qué punto coincidirán al final", dijo Eric Farnsworth de AS/COA a BBC News Mundo.
The U.S. can still go beyond pragmatic deals, countering Maduro by using oil as the ultimate leverage.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on trends to watch in Latin America in 2025.
Con Maduro, "es difícil ver un futuro en donde se incrementen las actividades comerciales con Venezuela", dijo el director senior de AS/COA.
