CFR Symposium: The International and the Domestic - Latin America and U.S. Policies and Politics, Session One
First session of a forum on Latin American influence on U.S. policies and politics with an emphasis on trade.
Introductory Speaker: Julia E. Sweig, Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Speakers: Kimberly Elliott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute For International Economics
Carl E. Meacham, Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Janice O'Connell, Senior International Adviser, Hogan & Hartson, LLP
Presider: Elizabeth H. Becker, Fellow, Economic Policy Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
September 12, 2008
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