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
Council of the Americas will hold a public conversation with Secretary Alex Azar about how the United States can support the health security of the Venezuelan people.
Join the Venezuela Working Group and YPA for a cafecito with Armando Armas, a deputy in Venezuela’s National Assembly.
Council of the Americas will hold a private meeting with Alejandro Grisanti, the national plan coordinator for petroleum and the economy for Venezuela’s interim government.
Join YPA in Washington, DC for a discussion with prominent student leader Rafaela Requesens, who is leading several of the youth protests against Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
Council of the Americas will hold a private meeting to discuss the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s energy trade with Tarek Fahmy, acting director, office of sanctions policy and implementation, U.S. Department of State.
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.
