Media Briefing: Obama’s Latin America Trip
Wilson Center Experts Preview President Obama’s Upcoming Trip to Mexico and Costa Rica and U.S. Policy in the Region
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Overview
President Obama begins a four-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica on May 2, for his first visit to the region in his second term. Will increasing economic prosperity in Mexico change the direction of conversations away from security issues? How is the relationship between Obama and Mexico’s new president shaping up? Will calls for changes in drug policies among Central American countries lead to changes in U.S. drug policy?
Experts on U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Central American relations held a conference call to answer media questions. The first 20 minutes of this call were dedicated to questions about Mexico and the latter 20 minutes were dedicated to questions on Central and broader Latin America.
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Speakers
Cynthia J. Arnson
Duncan Wood
Andrew Selee
President, Migration Policy Institute
Eric L. Olson
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Seattle International Foundation
Christopher Wilson
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Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
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