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.
Threats to Nicolás Maduro’s hold on power look more likely to come from within chavismo than from without.
A National Assembly-proposed bankruptcy law shows the depths of the challenges PDVSA faces.
From arms factories to Rosneft’s investments, Vladimir Putin’s actions in Venezuela reveal his desire to create turbulence close to the U.S.
Video: Venezuela's Migration Crisis
Video: Venezuela's Migration Crisis
Watch the expert panel on the main issues affecting Venezuelans migrating to neighboring countries and how it compares to other refugee crises.
Panelists:
- Patrick Gage, Director of Development, Scalabrini International Migration Network
- Lara Setrakian, Founder, News Deeply
- Christine Mendonça, CEO and Co-Founder, Humans on the Move
In a AS/COA conversation in New York about Venezuela's migration crisis, which the panelists agreed can now be called a "refugee crisis," experts discussed why the international community hasn't done more to respond to the situation. The panelists shared data and anedoctes on the current flow of migrants and agreed on what Lara Setrakian called "a higher level of solidarity in Latin America than in many regions."
The Trump administration should take a tougher line with Havana if it wants to ease Venezuelans’ suffering.
