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Just returned from a trip to South America. I’ll post a little more about journey in a few days. For now I’ll pass along two thoughts that a senior legislative official shared with me toward the end of my stay.
Most unexpectedly he tells me that “you Americans are the luckiest people in the world.” [...]
For folks who follow U.S. policy toward the Americas, this week we learned of a White House personnel change related and the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Dan Restrepo was leaving and would be replaced by Mr. Ricardo Zuñiga, a career foreign service officer.
The National Security Council staff includes individuals who cover different parts of the [...]
While gaming could be good for Cuba once it is free — as she will need to offer it to compete with other Caribbean islands, including Puerto Rico — this is something for a free Cuba to decide
I have read a lot of odd things in my day about U.S.-Cuba policy. Some [...]
In a (Cinco de Mayo) e-mail to State Department personnel, the Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere, Dr. Arturo Valenzuela, resigned yesterday:
I wanted to advise you that I announced at the WHA Directors meeting this morning my intention to return to my duties as Professor of Government at Georgetown. As you may [...]
