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.
The Maduro administration has Sunday's municipal elections mostly in hand. But there's a bigger prize on the horizon.
AQ spoke to a debt expert on what a possible default would mean for Venezuela and the world.
The question, says Nomura Securities’ Siobhan Morden, is if the government of President Nicolás Maduro is resilient enough to withstand the fallout of a hard default.
A panel of experts shared their take on the government’s bond payment schedule, the country’s deepening economic crisis, and what election results mean for the opposition.
The Maduro administration worked hard to suppress opposition turnout in gubernatorial races on October 15 before claiming victory in 17 of 23 states, in defiance of polls.
