The White House announcement of President Barack Obama’s agenda for the upcoming April 10-11 Summit of the Americas in Panama, stating that he will meet with Caribbean and Central American leaders, raises a big question: Has the United States given up on South America?
According to a White House statement, Obama will travel to Jamaica on April 8 to meet with leaders from the 15-country Caribbean Community and hold a bilateral meeting with Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.
From there, Obama will go to Panama to attend the 35-country Summit of the Americas, which for the first time will include Cuba. At the summit, Obama is scheduled to meet with leaders from the eight-country Central American Integration System, and with Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela.
But what about Brazil and other South American nations that make up the bulk of Latin America’s economy? I asked U.S. officials in recent days.
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Etiquetas: Andres Oppenheimer, Obama, South America
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