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.
AS/COA will host a panel of leading experts on September 26 to discuss Venezuela and PDVSA’s debt and the increasing likelihood of default.
On August 10, hear from leading democracy activists Carlos Vecchio of Voluntad Popular and Julio Henriquez of Foro Penal discuss the implications of the constituent assembly.
Join the Venezuela Working Group and YPA for a cafecito with Ana Cristina Vargas, founder of Trazando Espacios Públicos.
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AS/COA will host a conference on July 13 in Miami with Venezuelan civil society leaders on the ongoing crisis and the humanitarian situation.
Council of the Americas will hold a public panel discussion in the wake of the OAS meetings to discuss the path ahead for the people of Venezuela and the international community.
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.
