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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Peruvian counterpart, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, at the State Department.

Venezuelan opposition leader and presidential candidate María Corina Machado spoke on the upcoming Venezuelan election and the push for democracy in her country, during a roundtable meeting …

Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a joint news conference with his Argentine counterpart, Diana Mondino. Secretary Blinken also announced sanctions against 500 individuals in Russia on …

State Department officials testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for Latin American and Ca…

President Biden hosted leaders from the Western Hemisphere for the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders' Summit at the White House.

President Biden met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House to discuss relations among the two nations and foreign policy. Both leaders commented on the 200-year diplomatic r…

President Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced the Partnership for Workers' Rights at an event in New York City. The initiative between the two countries is aime…

President Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered brief remarks to the press before a closed-door meeting in New York City. Both leaders spoke on strengthening rela…

World Bank President Ajay Banga and Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn discussed their common priorities for economic development in the Caribbean and Latin America. The…

Army General Laura Richardson, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, discussed security challenges facing Latin America during a virtual event hosted by the Center for Strategic and Intern…

Thomas Shannon, a former U.S. ambassador to Brazil, discussed relations with the country during a conversation with other experts at the Brookings Institution. Topics included why Brazil mat…

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby announced that President Biden authorized U.S. troops to be positioned in Sudan in case of a need to evacuate U.…

President Biden and Colombian President Gustavo Petro discussed their shared interests and values, such as upholding democracy in the Western Hemisphere and combating climate change. Their r…

President Biden hosted Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez for a bilateral meeting at the White House. Ahead of their meeting, the two leaders spoke to reporters in the Oval Office, and …

Secretary of State Blinken gave opening remarks at the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue at the State Department.

President Biden and newly-elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva discussed their shared commitment to advancing democracy and fighting climate change before a bilateral meetin…

President Biden welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife to the White House. Mr. Lula became president in January 2023, succeeding Jair Bolsonaro. Also, a reporter…

Valentina Sader talked about the unrest in Brazil’s capital and parallels to the January 6th attack.

State Department Spokesperson Ned Price responded to questions on several issues, including the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protests and the possible extradition of the former president of…

President Biden met with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in the Oval Office at the White House.