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A new U.S. policy toward Latin America: WOLA unveils its plan for 2008 and beyond
Petroleumworld
WASHINGTON
Petroleumworld.com 09 14 07
The Washington Office on Latin America will unveil its plan for an overhaul of U.S. policy toward Latin America at the National Press Club, launching a new vision for this country's relationship with our hemispheric neighbors.
The plan, entitled "Forging New Ties," represents new thinking on a critical area of U.S. policy and will be a key document in foreign-policy debates in the 2008 presidential campaign and the next administration. "Forging New Ties" shows how the United States can rebuild its standing in Latin America by putting relations on a new footing based on engagement, respect, and collective action on common challenges.
Key points include:
-- U.S. policy should embrace its essential interest in helping Latin America end extreme poverty, inequality and exclusion-- Trade agreements should raise living standards broadly in Latin America, not simply push up growth figures while masking a widening income gap
-- With crime and violence -- including street crime, gangs and narco- violence -- on the rise in Latin America, a key opportunity for increased cooperation with the United States is in citizen security and strengthening the rule of law.
-- The next administration should stress diplomacy and common interests over confrontation in relations with Latin America. Venezuela is one clear case.
WOLA, the research and advocacy organization founded in 1974, invites you to a launch event on Tuesday, September 18. Copies will be available for the press and the public. Speakers will include:
-- Mark Schneider, International Crisis Group, and former Assistant Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development in the Clinton Administration
-- William LeoGrande, Dean of the Department of Government, American University
-- Oscar Chacon, Executive Director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities
-- Gabriela Lemus, Policy Director, League of United Latin American Citizens
-- Geoff Thale, Program Director, WOLADETAILS:
WHAT: "Forging New Ties: A Fresh Approach to U.S. Policy on Latin America"
WHEN: Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
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