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Next Chapter: US- Latin America Relations in a Biden or Trump Administration

SpeakerS:

T.H. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – Former U.S. Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, FL-27 (1989-2019), Senior Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
T.H. Gustavo Manrique – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Republic of Ecuador (2021-2023)
T.H. Mark Green – President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Leadership Council Member, Concordia

Key takeaways & next steps:

  • The U.S. needs to fight the regimes of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua by promoting positive inducements such as trade, while standing firm on its core democratic values.
  • The U.S., by furthering its relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean, can raise regional stability, encourage democracy, and bring the Western Hemisphere to the forefront of the international arena.

“We all know that elections do not equal democracy. In many ways, what happens between elections – and immediately after elections – will do much more than elections themselves to shape our lives and our future.”

T.H. Mark Green, President & CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars;Leadership Council Member, Concordia

“I truly believe that if Ecuador and other Latin American countries could truly work in a Free Trade Agreement with the U.S., it would be better than any potential aid program.”

T.H. Gustavo Manrique, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Republic of Ecuador (2021-2023)

“Either one elected, whether it’s Trump or Biden, has to see trade as beneficial to the U.S. worker and regional stability. They should look at Latin America not as a problem, but as a real possibility for progress. Unfortunately, we’re always so fixated on the Middle East, Europe, and South East Asia that we look elsewhere except right here in our own hemisphere.”

T.H. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Former U.S. Congresswoman, U.S. House of Representatives, FL-27 (1989-2019), Senior Advisor, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP