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The Council of the Americas hosted a discussion on the political situation in Venezuela following the recent elections. Panelists included the Canadian ambassador to the Organization of…

Julio Borges, the former president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, was the featured speaker at a discussion on the political situation in his country. Mr. Borges talked about efforts…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at the Organization of American States conference. He called for the suspension of Venezuela from the body and the imposition of sanctions unless and…

President Trump welcomed to the White House Joshua Holt, an American missionary who was released from a Venezuelan prison. He was held for two years on charges of concealing weapons and…

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke at the 48th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, during which she stressed U.S. commitment to the Western Hemisphere and called on Venezuelan…

Joseph Macmanus testified at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination for ambassador to Colombia. Mr. Macmanus, a 32-year foreign service veteran,…

Treasury Department Undersecretary Sigal Mandelker talked about the work her department had done to apply pressure to “malign regimes” across the globe. She focused on North Korea, Russia, and…

The Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on the current political situation in Argentina with Hector Schamis, a professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Latin American Studies. Mr. Schamis…

David Grann talked about and showed slides from The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Doubleday, 2009). In the book he recalls the journey of British explorer Percy…

David Cohen talked about sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Venezuela. He also answered questions comparing the Obama and Trump administrations' approach to issuing sanctions,…

The Hudson Instittute hosted a discussion with former Latin American politicians and scholars on the recent political violence in several countries, including Venezuela, and the increasing…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster announced new financial sanctions on Venezuela. General McMaster also responded to questions about the U.S.…

Eric Olson, deputy director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, talked about U.S. policy toward Venezuela.

Vice President Mike Pence and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet spoke to reporters prior to a lunch meeting. When asked about the violence in Charlottesville, the vice president said “the…

Vice President Pence met with families who fled Venezuela. Following the visit in Cartagena, Colombia, he spoke with reporters on the political crisis in Venezuelan, reiterating that the U.S. would not…

The Council on the Americas hosted two Venezuelan democracy activists -- one, a human rights lawyer, and one a leader of an opposition party -- to discuss the eroding political situation in…

Following a meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley and National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, President Trump spoke to reporters. He and the secretary…

Heather Nauert briefed reporters on a range of international and diplomatic issues, including the situation in Venezuela. She also welcomed the Senate’s confirmation of USAID Administrator…

Panelists talked about political unrest in Venezuela. The secretary general of the Organization of American States gave a keynote address highlighting the situation on the ground, the arrests and…

Marco Rubio (R-FL) spoke about the need to combat transnational organized crime in Latin American countries. His remarks came as the American Enterprise Institute released a new report entitled,…