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Rules for Successful Diplomacy
Ambassador Thomas Shannon, the co-chair of the Inter-American Dialogue, offered five rules for diplomacy in the 21st century.
Ambassador Thomas Shannon, the co-chair of the Inter-American Dialogue, offered five rules for diplomacy in the 21st century.
Experts discussed the call for reforming multilateral development banks (MDBs) to adjust their incentives and operating models to address the climate crisis and how green finance and other innovative methods can help drive the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Gabriela Frías, business anchor for CNN en Español and Juan Gonzalez, senior advisor and special assistant to the President of the United States as well as senior director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council convened for a keynote dialogue with insights into the White House’s perspective on a number of current trends across the Western Hemisphere.
Non-resident senior fellow, Antonia Urrejola, has been appointed by the UN as an expert on the peace agreement in Colombia. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights made the appointment following a request from that organization to designate an international expert tasked with identifying and verifying obstacles to the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement.
Expert panelists explored the question of Latin America and the Caribbean’s preparedness in the face of a future pandemic. Despite making up less than 10 percent of the world’s population, the region accounted for more than 25 percent of worldwide deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. The panel focused on the ways in which healthcare policy in LAC shifted during and after the pandemic, as well as the outcomes from pandemic policy implementations.
The 26th Annual CAF Conference kicked off with a fireside chat between Dr. Rebecca Bill Chavez, President & CEO, Inter-American Dialogue and Ambassador Nina Hachigian, US Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy, to discuss the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas, which was held in Denver, Colorado, in April.
Copresidenta de la junta directiva del Diálogo Interamericano, Laura Chinchilla, habló con Gabriela Frías de CNN en español sobre el liderazgo latinoamericano con la UE en la cumbre de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC).
Alicia Bárcena, Mexican Ambassador to Chile and newly appointed Foreign Minister, received the Order of Merit in the degree of “Grand Cross” by the Foreign Minister of Chile, the highest distinction Chile grants foreign citizens.
On June 13, 2023, Inter-American Dialogue member and Mexican Ambassador to Chile, Alicia Bárcena, was appointed as Mexico’s Foreign Minister by President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador.
América Latina es una región convulsa que intenta avanzar en la recuperación pospandémica, en medio de escenarios de alta inflación, crisis institucionales y procesos de migración en masa en varios de sus países. Rebecca Bill Chavez, presidenta y CEO del Diálogo Interamericano, conversó con Gustau Alegret en el marco de la conferencia CAF 2023, sobre el principal problema de las democracias de América Latina.
Tamara Taraciuk, directora del Programa sobre Estado de Derecho Peter D. Bell del Diálogo Interamericano, hablo con TVV Network sobre la Cumbre por Sudamérica celebrada en Brasil, a la que asistieron casi todos los presidentes del cono sur del continente, incluido el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
At the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado, on April 26, 2023, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) convened experts to discuss the legacy of mega-sporting events for creating more inclusive cities, with a special focus on the positive impact for individuals with disabilities.
At the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in Denver, Colorado, the Inter-American Dialogue and CAF-Development Bank of Latin America convened a high-level workshop entitled, “Women’s Economic Empowerment & the Digital Transformation.”
En declaraciones a LA PRENSA, la presidenta y CEO del Diálogo Interamericano, Rebecca Bill Chávez, destacó la llegada de Taraciuk en un momento en el cual “existen enormes desafíos para la democracia y los derechos humanos en la región”.
Rafael Mathus Ruiz, corresponsal en Washington del diario La Nación (Argentina), escribió sobre el evento celebrado el día miércoles 3 de mayo en el Diálogo Interamericano con los Embajadores Marc Stanley y Jorge Argüello.