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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,…

Hillary Clinton spoke about women’s roles in international politics at the ceremony for the 2017 Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards at Georgetown University. She participated in bestowing the…

At a joint news conference with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, President Trump told reporters that though he respected the move by the Justice Department to appoint a special counsel, the investigation…

President Trump met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his wife in the Oval Office of the White House. The president said President Macri was a long-time friend of his, wished him luck…

President Trump and Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski delivered brief remarks to the press before a meeting in the Oval Office.

At the top of the daily White House briefing, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke about a series of sanctions levied against Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami, who was found by U.S.…

Panelists talked about Latin America and some of the current and future security challenges facing the region, particularly following the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.…

President Obama spoke to members of the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative at a town hall at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru in Lima. The event took place during his visit…

The Colombian peace process was discussed by a member of the country’s Democratic Centre Party, Senator Ivan Duque Marquez, who outlined many of the issues that need to be resolved. In…

Undersecretary of State Thomas Shannon began the daily briefing discussing his recent trip to Caracas to assist in the mediation of talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition leaders…

Colombia Ambassador to the U.S. Juan Carlos Pinzon talked about his country’s recent vote rejecting a peace accord between the Colombian government and the rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces…

In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly, Brazilian President Michel Temer said his country had “absolute respect for constitutional order” when lawmakers decided to moved forward with impeachment proceedings for…

Susana Malcorra spoke about the political priorities of Argentine President Mauricio Macri as well as bilateral relations with the U.S. and countries in South America. Ms. Malcorra,…

Professor Casey Clabough talked about Confederados, the descendents of Confederate Americans who immigrated to Brazil following the U.S. Civil War. “Confederados” was a session of the 16th…