Joshua Goodman
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 00:00
Thomas Shannon, the assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, will lead a delegation of senior administration officials who plan to urge ousted President Manuel Zelaya and acting President Roberto Micheletti to "show flexibility&qu
Friday, August 7, 2009 - 00:00
Uribe's meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the climax of the seven - nation tour, comes a day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made his strongest attack yet on Colombia's proposal
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 00:00
Bachelet said she shared Lula's views 'ompletely.' As interim head of the Union of South American Nations, she plans to call a meeting August 10 in Quito to discuss Colombia's decision and the regional backlash it generated
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama has ordered his top trade official to work with Colombia to resolve obstacles preventing completion a U.S. free-trade agreement with the South American country.
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 00:00
When Barack Obama arrives at the fifth Summit of the Americas this week, Cuba will be at the heart of the U.S. relationship with the rest of the hemisphere
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama should dismantle the five-decades-old trade embargo on communist Cuba to improve relations with Latin America, the Washington-based policy group Inter-American Dialogue said
Friday, January 30, 2009 - 00:00
Lula's government is spending 78 million reals, or $34 million, to bring groups from 59 countries to the 8th World Social Forum
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
“Now that a new U.S. President is coming, it’s beneficial for those of us in the South to speak with our own voice and ask for respect in a new form of dialogue with the U.S.,” Chavez said. “You saw the shoe they threw at Bush, right?”
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, who last week announced his government was defaulting on its debt, called on Latin American countries to pool their reserves and boost spending