October 4, 2013 UK and OAS analyze drug situation in the Americas and different approaches (Source: MercoPress)
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September 10, 2013 US Launches Small Business Network of the Americas (Source: Latin American Herald Tribune)
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July 31, 2013 Insulza meets Hague and presents report on the Drug Problem in the Americas at Chatham House (Source: MercoPress)
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July 7, 2013 OAS Secretary General Presented Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas at CARICOM Meeting (Source: South Florida Caribbean News)
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June 6, 2013 Committee to Advise Panama on Possible Invitation to Cuba to Attend VII Summit of the Americas
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May 21, 2013 A Look at the OAS Report on Drug Policy in the Americas (Source: Cato Institute)
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May 20, 2013 Colombia: OAS presented a complete study on the drug problem in the Americas
(Source: Infolatam)
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May 19, 2013 Debate over drugs, on the table (Source: El Espectador)
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May 18, 2013 Western leaders study 'gamechanging' report on global drugs trade (Source: The Guardian)
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May 17, 2013 OAS Secretary General Presents Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas
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Speech
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May 16, 2013 OAS Secretary General Presents Report on Drug Problem in the Americas to the President of Colombia
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May 13, 2013 OAS to present drug analysis in the region (Source: Milenio)
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May 4, 2013 President Obama and Leaders of Mexico and Central America Expand Low Carbon Electricity Cooperation (Source: State.gov)
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May 2, 2013 Joint Statement between the United States and Mexico (Source: The White House / Presidencia de la República de México)
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March 18, 2013 OAS Hosts Forum with Civil Society to Analyze Progress since the Sixth Summit of the Americas
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January 29, 2013 Preparations underway for 2015 Summit of the Americas in Panama (Source: spanish.china.org.cn)
ES
January 28, 2013 Reinvent the Summit of the Americas (Source: Americas Society /
Council of the Americas)
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January 26, 2013 OAS to finalize drugs study in March (Source: PrensaLibre.com)
ES
January 15, 2013 Panama Assumes the Chair of the Summit Process of the Americas
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January 6, 2013 OAS will resume anti-drug debate: Otto Pérez (Source: Noticieros Televisa)
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December 5, 2012 Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas Small Grant Recipients Announced (Source: eNewsChannels)
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November 1, 2012 OAS Moves Forward in Preparation of Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas
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October 24, 2012 Speech by José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS at the VI Competitiveness Forum of the Americas, Cali, Colombia
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October 23, 2012 OAS Prepares New Framework for Evaluating Drug Policy in the Region
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October 23, 2012 U.S. highlights women entrepreneurs of the Americas (Source: Univision)
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October 20, 2012 Mexico 'has been innovating' to combat drug trafficking (Source: Univision)
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October 18, 2012 Energy Security a U.S. Foreign Policy Priority, Clinton Says (Source: IIP Digital)
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October 2, 2012 Secretary General of the OAS: “Only by Working Together” Can We Combat Drug Abuse
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September 27, 2012 Colombia and the U.S. promote access to electricity (Source: Voice of America)
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September 27, 2012 Clinton and Holguín urge achievement of universal access to electricity in the Americas (Source: Prensa Libre)
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September 27, 2012 Hillary Clinton and María Ángela Holguín urge achievement of universal access to electricity in the Americas (Source: NTN24)
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September 27, 2012 Clinton, Colombia’s Foreign Minister Meet to Advance Connecting the Americas 2022 (Source: Latin American Herald Tribune / Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia)
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September 27, 2012 LatAm presidents call for drug debate at UN (Source: Huff Post / El Nuevo Herald)
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September 27, 2012 Calderón asks the UN to review ban on drugs (Source:
La Razón)
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September 27, 2012 Pérez Molina urges a diferent fight against drugs (Source:
Informador.com.mx)
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September 20, 2012 Chapultepec Consensus: Establishment of the Hemispheric Approach for Cooperation against Transnational Organized Crime (Source: Permanent Mission of Mexico to the OAS)
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July 17, 2012 The Road to Hemispheric Cooperation: Beyond the Cartagena Summit of the Americas (Source: The Brookings Institution)
EN
July 6, 2012 Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay Consider Drug Decriminalization (Source: Americas Society)
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July 5, 2012 SICA sets date to hear progress of the OAS on decriminalization (Source: Prensa Libre)
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June 29, 2012 IDB disburses first loan under women entrepreneurshipBanking initiative (Source: Inter-American Development Bank)
EN
June 29, 2012 Remarks at the APEC Women and the Economy Forum: Hillary Clinton ...Now the Americas and the Asia Pacific have many distinct concerns, but the needs of entrepreneurs are similar around the world. Two months ago at the Summit of the Americas, we launched a program to create public-private partnerships to support women ...
(Source: State.gov)
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June 26, 2012 OAS representatives discuss anti-narcotic strategies in Peru (Source: spanish.people.com.cn)
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June 24, 2012 OAS Secretary General arrives today to participate in Drug Summit (Source: Andina)
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June 22, 2012 Insulza confirms participation in anti-drug forum in Peru (Source: La Estrella)
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June 21, 2012 Santos: Legalization of marijuana in Uruguay could generate "distortions" (Source: Infolatam)
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June 21, 2012 New regional approach on drugs (Source: hoy.com.ec)
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June 20, 2012 Debate on drug legalization returns (Source: Prensa Latina)
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June 19, 2012 OAS Hosts Debate on Role of Education in Development in the Americas
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June 18, 2012 OAS Secretary General Meets with the President of Panama
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June 17, 2012 Frank talk on tough issues at Summit of the Americas (Source: thestar.com)
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June 8, 2012 Chile hopes to represent middle income countries at G20 meeting (Source: Lainformación.com)
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June 7, 2012 Sobre la Cumbre de las Américas: Nuestro hemisferio gana cuando los países trabajan juntos por un objetivo compartido (Source: La Razón)
ES
June 7, 2012 Going beyond scandal to substance (Source: Prensa.com)
ES
June 6, 2012 Panamá desea asistencia de toda América a Cumbre continental 2015 (Source: Spanish.China.Org.Cn)
ES
June 5, 2012 OAS Assembly Chooses Panama as Venue for the 2015 Summit of the Americas
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June 2, 2012 Secretary General Meets with Canadian Foreign Minister
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May 31, 2012 Private Sector Job Prescription (Source: Americas Society)
EN
May 31, 2012 Should Latin America End the War on Drugs? (Source: The New York Times)
EN
May 30, 2012 Ivelaw Lloyd Griffin: Summit at least put drug war options on the table (Source: Sun Sentinel)
EN
May 29, 2012 Idea born at the Summit of the Americas in Colombia (Source: Informador.com.mx)
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May 27, 2012 Going beyond scandal to substance (Source: Trinidad Express / El Universal)
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May 23, 2012 OP-ED: The Summit of the Americas, Quiet Progress amidst the Noise (Source: Demerara Waves)
EN
May 15, 2012 Young People Raised Their Voice and Commitment at the VI Summit of the Americas
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May 14, 2012 U.S. Department of State Announces International Exchange to Connect Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas
(Source: State.gov)
EN
May 14, 2012 Thoughts after the Summit of the Americas (Source: Beyond Access)
EN
May 11, 2012 Noam Chomsky on Cartagena and Beyond the Secret Service Scandal (Source: obrag.org / La Tribuna Hispana)
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May 11, 2012 U.S. Policy Toward the Americas: The Summit and Beyond (Source: State.gov)
EN
May 10, 2012 Land Title Represents Victory at Summit of the Americas, but Caution Required
(Source: Foreign Policy Association)
EN
May 9, 2012 Coordination in the Fight Against Transnational Organised Crime in the Americas: another band-aid solution? (Source: University of Oxford)
EN
May 9, 2012 OAS Secretary General Opens Meeting of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
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May 8, 2012 Sherry Tross, Executive Secretary of the Summits Secretariat presented with the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins award by the Government of Chile (Source: Caribseek News)
EN
May 8, 2012 The Importance of the Americas to Our Shared Future (Source: State.gov)
EN
May 2, 2012 Paradoxes of the Summit of the Americas (Source: The Huffington Post)
ES
April 27, 2012 The women of the Sixth Summit of the Americas (Source: El Universal)
ES
April 24, 2012 Secretary General Insulza: "The Sixth Summit showed that although there is no common policy, the Americas have a common agenda"
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April 23, 2012 Leading the region: One of the challenges of President Santos (Source: El Universal)
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April 21, 2012 The Sixth Summit of the Americas, Cuba and the U.S. (Source: Los Tiempos)
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April 20, 2012 The Cartagena Summit: Positive Voices amidst Rancor (Source: Brookings)
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April 18, 2012 The Summit of the Americas (Source: Stabroek News)
EN
April 18, 2012 How did we do at the Summit? (Source: El Nuevo Siglo)
ES
April 18, 2012 Shakira Advocates For Children And Universal Education At The Summit Of The Americas In Colombia (Source: The Huffington Post / RCN Radio)
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April 17, 2012 Inviting a skunk to the party (Source: The Miami Herald)
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April 16, 2012 The economic hemisphere, satisfied with the Summit (Source: El Tiempo)
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April 16, 2012 Balance: Lo que le deja la VI Cumbre de las Américas (Source: El País)
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April 16, 2012 Beyond the Secret Service Scandal: Why the Americas Summits Matter (Source: Time)
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April 16, 2012 Despite Obama charm, Americas summit boosts U.S. isolation (Source: Reuters)
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April 15, 2012 For Mexico, the Summit was a success (Source: El Colombiano)
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April 14, 2012 ¿Cumbres? Las de antes (Source: El País Internacional)
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April 14, 2012 The CEO Summit concluded with a discussion of sensitive topics (Source: El Colombiano)
ES
April 14, 2012 OAS Secretary General urges leaders “not to give in to division or complacency” and calls for “dialogue, cooperation and tolerance” at the inauguration of the Summit of the Americas (Source: Emol.com )
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April 14, 2012 Venezuela's Chavez To Miss OAS Summit in Colombia (Source: Latin American Herald Tribune / Caracol Radio )
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April 14, 2012 Obama touts 'a billion consumers' in the Americas (Source: USA Today / larepublica.com)
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April 14, 2012 Sixth Summit of the Americas: 8 things to watch (Source: CS Monitor)
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April 13, 2012 Trade is the focus as PM Stephen Harper heads to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas (Source: The Peterborough Examiner)
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April 13, 2012 Remarks at the Summit of the Americas Civil Society Meeting (Source: State.gov / El Espectador)
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April 13, 2012 More than a thousand social actors participate in Sixth Summit of the Americas (Source: El Sol de Santiago)
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April 12, 2012 ECLAC supports inclusion of all countries in hemispheric integration (Source: Grupo Fórmula)
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April 10, 2012 Women making gains in leadership positions in the Americas (Source: The Houston Chronicle / El Universal)
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April 10, 2012 PAHO photography exhibit, “Vaccination: An Act of Love,” on display at Summit of the Americas (Source: PAHO)
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April 10, 2012 Guatemala will propose a commission to examine drug decriminilization at the Summit (Source: Lainformacion.com)
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April 9, 2012 Youth premiere in Summit of the Americas as official social actors (Source: Univision)
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April 9, 2012 Latin America can avoid status quo trap (Source: The Miami Herald)
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April 9, 2012 Summit of the Americas begins (Source: ABC Color.com)
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April 9, 2012 US is largest group at Summit of the Americas in Colombia (Source: Colombia Reports)
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April 8, 2012 Not just another photo op (Source: The Miami Herald)
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April 8, 2012 Obama is far from Latin America (Source: La Opinión)
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April 5, 2012 Heading to Summit of the Americas: Obama, Chávez – and robots
(Source: The Christian Science Monitor)
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April 5, 2012 Drug debate will be the focus at the Summit of the Americas
(Source: Los Tiempos)
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April 5, 2012 Colombia Readies to Receive Attendees to Summit
(Source: Prensa Latina)
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April 5, 2012 Santos insists on discussing the fight against drugs at the Summit of the Americas
(Source: El Espectador)
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April 5, 2012 CEO Summit of the Americas: a lever for the continent's economy
(Source: Vanguardia.com)
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April 4, 2012 Trade and Security, key issues for Obama at the Summit of the Americas
(Source: El Universo)
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April 4, 2012 Summit of the Americas: A united Latin America intends to speak "one on one" with the U.S.
(Source: Vistazo.com)
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April 3, 2012 Diplomacy, drugs and the Summit of the Americas, a conversation with Colombia's foreign minister (Source: Univision)
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April 3, 2012 Americas Summit expected to release support-statement for Argentina’s Falklands claim
(Source: Mercopress)
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April 3, 2012 The challenge for Colombia is a Summit of the Americas with 'concrete results' (Source: Caracol Radio)
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April 2, 2012 Cartagena in the spotlight of the continent (Source: hoy.com.ec)
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March 31, 2012 Obama will dedicate his attention to Latin America in April (Source: Infobae.com)
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March 30, 2012 Five thousands persons to attend the Peoples's Summit (Source: ElUniversal.com)
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March 29, 2012 Summit of the Americas brings together businessmen and presidents (Source: Portafolio.co)
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March 29, 2012 Calderon will participate in Summit of the Americas in Colombia (Source: Cronica.com.mx)
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March 27, 2012 The Summit of Muted Intentions (Source: Project-Syndicate / Diariolasamericas.com)
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March 27, 2012 The Summit of the Americas will discuss the Falklands/Malvinas issue (Source: MercoPress / Infobae.com)
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March 23, 2012 Summit of the Americas: A medium of expression for society (Source: Miamidiario.com)
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March 23, 2012 El Salvador and Nicaragua seek to overcome poverty (Source: Diariocolatino.com)
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March 23, 2012
600 Red Cross volunteers for the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena (Source: RCN Radio)
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March 23, 2012 Summit of the Americas: Stephen Harper Expected To Reboot Latin America Relations (Source: The Huffington Post)
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March 20, 2012 Summit of the Americas: Connecting the Americas, Partners for Prosperity (Source: State.gov)
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March 19, 2012 Chavez will attend 2012 Summit of the Americas in Colombia (Source: Colombia Reports / Telesur)
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- Press Release -
March 19, 2012 President Obama speaks with President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia (Source: Whitehouse.gov / Presidencia de la República de Colombia)
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March 16, 2012 Colombia hosts major international business summit (Source: Colombia Reports)
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March 15, 2012 Summit of the Americas "will always be an important event": Evo (Source: Semana.com)
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March 15, 2012 Evo Morales and Dilma Rousseff to attend the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena (Source: Lainformacion.com)
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March 15, 2012 The Cartagena Summit: Agenda, Challenges, and Expectations (Source: Inter-American Dialogue)
The focus of the session will be on the proposed agenda for discussion among the assembled Heads of State and on the expected outcomes of their deliberations.
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March 14, 2012 Young people deliver their proposals for the Sixth Summit of Americas (Source: SDPnoticias.com)
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March 14, 2012 Consider including the topic of migration at the Summit of the Americas (Source: Criterio)
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March 14, 2012 Indigenous request special chapter in final declaration of the Sixth Summit of the Americas (Source: Libreta de Apuntes)
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March 13, 2012 Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at the Opening Session of the Global Chiefs of Mission Conference (Source: State.gov)
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March 13, 2012 Santos proposes method to discuss drug legalization at the Summit (Source: El Tiempo)
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March 13, 2012 Inequality: Democracy’s credibility gap (Source: The Jamaica Gleaner / El mercurio)
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March 12, 2012 Shakira to reward education pioneers at Americas Summit (Source:
Colombia Reports)
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March 11, 2012 Private Sector of the Region Convenes at the OAS to Offer Recommendations Ahead of the Sixth Summit of the Americas
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March 11, 2012 Interview with the President of IDB: 'Complacency is the greatest danger facing Latin America' (Source:
Portafolio.co)
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March 10, 2012 Summit of the Americas forces Cartagena to move like a
clock (Source:
El Tiempo)
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March 9, 2012 US agrees to discuss drug legalization at regional summit (Source:
Colombia Reports)
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March 8, 2012 Colombia exerts diplomacy ahead of summit (Source:
CNN)
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march 8, 2012 National Police Present Safety Plan for VI Summit of the Americas (Source:
Web Infomil)
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March 7, 2012 Cuba to skip regional summit, averting diplomatic flap (Source:
Chicago Tribune)
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Colombia's Santos: Cuba not invited to Americas Summit (Source:
BBC)
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Cuba Will Not Participate in Americas Summit, Santos Says (Source:
Bloomberg)
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March 6, 2012 Peru requests that everyone participate in the Summit of the Americas Summit, including Cuba (Source:
El Norte de Castilla)
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March 6, 2012 Summit of the Americas: The great event of the mandarins of the region (Source:
Revista Credencial)
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March 5, 2012 Colombian Leader to Visit Cuba for Talks on Americas Summit (Source:
Latin American Herald Tribune)
EN
March 5, 2012 What can we expect from the Summit of the Americas? (Souce:
El Colombiano)
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March 1, 2012 Cartagena prepares for the Sixth Summit of the Americas (Source:
El Universal)
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March 1, 2012 Vice President of Suriname and OAS Secretary General Open Education Ministerial in Paramaribo
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February 29, 2012 Summit of the Americas will be broadcast on social networks (Source:
El Universal)
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February 29, 2012 Social Actors have important role in Summit of the Americas (Source: Uniradionoticias.com)
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February 29, 2012 The Summit will be a great opportunity to portray a positive image: Santos (Source: Terra)
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February 28, 2012 Ecuador will await decision on Cuba to decide whether to attend the Summit of the Americas
(Source: ABC.es)
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February 28, 2012 The Importance of the Summit in Cartagena (Source: Inter-American Dialogue / El Colombiano)
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February 27, 2012 Panama Talks Human Rights and Development with OAS (Source: Caribbean Journal)
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February 27, 2012 Summit of the Americas: Is it worth it? (Source: Ticotimes.net / El Universal)
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February 13, 2012 Summit Implementation Review Group for the VI Summit of the Americas meets this week in Cartagena (Source: Summits of the Americas Press)
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February 10, 2012 President Santos hopes to overcome “impasse” by country participation in the Summit of the Americas (Source: RCN Radio)
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February 9, 2012 Public Security in the Hemisphere on the Road to the Summit of the Americas (Source: The Bahamas Weekly)
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January 30, 2012 US Under Secretary Sherman visits Colombia
(Source: VOA)
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January 26, 2012 The Caribbean social sector in the Summits of the Americas (Source: El Heraldo)
ES
January 20, 2012 With 83 days left for the VI Summit of the Americas, Minister of Foreign Affairs, María Ángela Holguín begins the process of reflection with social actors towards the event in Cartagena
ES
January 12, 2012 Infolatam:
The Next Summit of the Americas: A Preview of Cartagena, Colombia (Source: Inter-American Dialogue)
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December 31, 2011 The challenges of 2012
By José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (Source: La República)
ES
November 29, 2011 Panama Participates in Online Forum of the Sixth Summit of the Americas (Source: SDPNoticias.com)
ES
November 17, 2011 OAS Secretary General Calls on Governments of the Americas to “strengthen institutional capacities through cooperation to advance public safety"
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November 8, 2011 OAS Secretary General Highlights Sixth Summit as Last Opportunity to Advance on Fulfillment of Millennium Development Goals
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November 4, 2011 Social Actors at OAS Agree on Poverty and Natural Disasters Recommendations for 2012 Summit of the Americas
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November 1, 2011 OAS Convenes Social Stakeholders and Experts to Offer Recommendations for Summit of the Americas
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October 21, 2011 OAS Receives 1.73 Million Dollars from the United States for the Inter-American Social Protection Network
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Remarks by Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, US Permanent Representative to the OAS
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October 19, 2011 Countries make final adjustments to declaration that will promote innovation in the region’s agricultural sector (Source: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture - IICA)
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October 4, 2011 10 Years of the Inter-American Democratic Charter
- H.E. Hugo de Zela, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Peru
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September 16, 2011 OAS Member States begin negotiations towards the Sixth Summit of the Americas 2012
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September 8, 2011
An Americas Agenda for the World: Keynote Speech at
XV Annual CAF Conference
By Thomas A. Shannon, Acting Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs (Source: Inter-American Dialogue)
EN
"...The Summit process is very important to us. It provides the only truly hemispheric forum that gathers all the democratically – elected leaders of the Americas. Its trend toward inclusiveness, as civil society and the private sector become more involved in the Summit and its initiatives, show an unprecedented coming together of interests and actors that are shaping the Americas in the 21st century..."
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July 2, 2011
Remarks by the President Juan Manuel Santos at the XXXII Caricom Summit (Source: Office of the President of Colombia)
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"...We want to hold a Summit that projects the hemisphere as a strategic partner of the international community in its quest to solve the great challenges facing humanity.
From Cartagena we –Latin America and the Caribbean– must reclaim
our status as a relevant actor on the world stage..."
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June 13, 2011
Minister Holguín urges business leaders to work together for the Americas
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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June 7, 2011 Colombia Announces Theme of the Sixth Summit of the Americas:
“Connecting the Americas: Partners for Prosperity”
June 7, 2011 OAS agrees that, as proposed by Colombia that the Summit of the Americas reflects an image of a united hemisphere (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
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March 19, 2011 Joint Statement by President Rousseff (Brazil) and President Obama (United States) (Source: The White House)
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March 15, 2011 OAS Assistant Secretary General Visits Colombia in Preparation for the 2012 Summit of the Americas
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Bogota Meeting of Think Tanks on the Summit of the Americas
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October 29, 2009 OAS and Colombia kick start the Summit of the Americas process for 2012
September 25, 2009 Interview with the Permanent Representative from Colombia to the OAS, Ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos
Transfer of the Chairmanship of the Summits Process to the Colombian Government ES
Radio Interview
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September 21, 2009 Summits Chairmanship Transferred To Colombia
The formal transfer of the chairmanship of the Summits of the Americas Process, on September 21, 2009, was marked by the passing of the statue “Inukshuk”, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, His Excellency Jaime Bermudez Merizalde. This statue, a landmark that was created by the Inuit peoples of North America, was described by Minister Gopee-Scoon as “a symbol of guidance, cooperation and the unity of our peoples”.