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Venezuelan officials talked ongoing anti-government protests in the country, including the ousting of three U.S. diplomats, and discussed the prospects for democracy there. Former U.S. Ambas…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on the political situation in Honduras following the expulsion of the president by a military coup. Witnesses …

Michael Rowan talked about the book he co-wrote, The Threat Closer to Home: Hugo Chavez and the War Against America (Free Press; January 6, 2009). The book takes a critical look at the rule …

Otto Reich talked about the re-election of Daniel Ortega as Nicaragua’s president after twenty years. He considered the meaning of the election results for Nicaragua, Latin America as a whol…

Asst. Sec. of State Otto Reich talked about the development of democracy in the Western Hemisphere, trade with Latin America and the Caribbean, and the non-democratic opposition forces in se…

Committee members heard testimony from administration officials and others concerning the new Cuban immigration policy which would allow most Cuban refugees still at Guantanamo Bay to enter …

Participants discussed whether economic sanctions are appropriate and effective instruments of U.S. foreign policy by examining U.S. relations with Iran, Iraq and Cuba.

The guests discussed why Washington should or should not lift the economic embargo against Havana. Since the Cold War is over, many experts believe that the way to bring Castro closer to the…

Members of an international delegation which monitored the recent voting in Mexico and National Democratic Insitute officials spoke about their prespectives on the elections. The delegation …