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Congressional Series

The Inter-American Dialogue engages members of Congress on key policy issues regarding the Western Hemisphere and increases the presence of regional voices in US foreign policy debates. The Dialogue hosts private events with members of Congress on Capitol Hill as well as briefings and roundtables with congressional staff. Congressional members also speak at Dialogue events, conferences, and public policy roundtables. Additionally, Dialogue experts are often called upon to testify in Congressional hearings and provide their analysis of hemispheric developments.

CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS ENGAGEMENT

VIRTUAL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITIES IN LATIN AMERICA

March 18, 2021: The President’s Leadership Council of the Inter-American Dialogue convened members for a virtual meeting with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX). Participants discussed regional collaboration and congressional priorities towards Latin America and the Caribbean.

The President’s Leadership Council of the Inter-American Dialogue convened members for a virtual meeting with Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX). Participants discussed regional collaboration and congressional priorities towards Latin America and the Caribbean.

VIRTUAL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON US FOREIGN POLICY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

November 24, 2020: The President’s Leadership Council of the Inter-American Dialogue hosted a virtual meeting with Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY), chairman-elect of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Participants discussed congressional priorities for the upcoming year and the future of Western Hemisphere policy under the Biden-Harris administration.

CONSEQUENCES OF ENDING TPS ON THE US AND EL SALVADOR

February 13, 2018: The Inter-American Dialogue convened members of Congress and a delegation of Salvadoran representatives from the private sector to discuss the issue of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The CMWG dinner was attended by five members of Congress: Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Norma Torres (D-CA). Read more here.

HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON TRADE & ECONOMIC RELATIONS

May 25, 2017: The Inter-American Dialogue hosted its fourth annual roundtable discussion with private sector leaders of the President’s Leadership Council and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA). The conversation was moderated by Thomas McLarty, former White House Chief of Staff. See more here.

FUNDING A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO THE ZIKA VIRUS

December 14, 2016: The Inter-American Dialogue and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law convened a private roundtable discussion on funding for the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas. The CMWG breakfast was hosted by four members of Congress: Eliot Engel (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sam Farr (D-CA), and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Read more here.

HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON TRADE, RULE OF LAW & IMMIGRATION

June 9, 2016: The Inter-American Dialogue hosted its second annual roundtable discussion with private sector leaders of the President’s Leadership Council and members of Congress. The congressional breakfast was hosted by a bipartisan group of members: Tim Kaine (Senate, D-VA), Matt Salmon (R-AZ), Beto O’Rourke (D-TX), Alan Grayson (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Jared Polis (D-CO). The conversation was moderated by Jim Kolbe, former US representative (R-AZ). See more here.

A CONVERSATION WITH EL SALVADOR’S FOREIGN MINISTER

July 9, 2015: The Inter-American Dialogue hosted a CMWG dinner discussion led by Hugo Martínez, the foreign affairs minister of El Salvador, and Roberta Jacobson, US assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs. The dinner was co-hosted by a group of bipartisan members of Congress: Tom Emmer (R-MN), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Norma Torres (D-CA). Other congressional members in attendance included Nita Lowey (D-NY), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Sam Farr (D-CA). Read more here.

HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ON LATIN AMERICA POLICY IN THE US CONGRESS

June 18, 2015: The Inter-American Dialogue hosted its inaugural roundtable discussion with private sector leaders of the President’s Leadership Council and members of Congress. The congressional breakfast was hosted by a bipartisan group of members: Gregg Harper (R-MS), Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Beto O’Rourke (D-TX). Other congressional members in attendance included Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX). The conversation was moderated by Jim Kolbe, former US representative (R-AZ). See more here.

CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ENGAGEMENT

Congressional staff meets periodically for briefings by Dialogue experts and roundtable discussions on issues of topical importance with selected decision-makers, private sector, administration, and other policy leaders, and visiting dignitaries. The purpose of these meetings is to facilitate informed policy dialogue on issues of importance to Congress.

July 8, 2021

Briefing: China’s Covid-19 Engagement in Latin America

Dialogue Program Directors,
House of Representatives Staff, and Senate Staff.

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April 16, 2020

Briefing: Covid-19 & LAC

Dialogue Program Directors, House of Representatives Staff, and Senate Staff.

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June 6, 2019

High-level Roundtable on Latin American Policy & Priorities in Congress

President’s Leadership Council
and the House Foreign Affairs Committee & Senate Foreign Relations Committee

February 1, 2019

Briefing: Situation in Venezuela

Dialogue Experts and
House Foreign Affairs Committee

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June 5, 2018

High-level Roundtable on Trade & Economic Relations

The President’s Leadership Council and the Committee on Ways & Means

February 14, 2018

Briefing: TPS with FUSADES

Dialogue Experts and
House Foreign Affairs Committee

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April 6, 2017

Briefing: Mexico’s Energy Reform

Dialogue Experts and
House Foreign Affairs Committee

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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONIES

Dialogue staff and program fellows are often called upon to provide expert testimony before Congressional Committees on Western Hemispheric topics such as democratic governance and corruption in Haiti, unauthorized military funding in Venezuela, Asia’s influence in Latin America and the role of debt diplomacy, energy opportunities in the Southern Cone, and de-risking and its effects on financial services, among others.

PUBLIC EVENTS

Program & Executive Assistant

Is Latin America Making Strides Against Poverty?

Executive Assistant

Assessing Cryptocurrency in Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean

Family Remittances in 2024: Looking Ahead amid Possible Shifts in Flows

Sending Money to Mexico: Slowed Growth in 2024

Contact

For more information regarding the Congressional Program, please email meetings@thedialogue.org or call +1-202-822-9002

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