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Fri, Nov 03, 2017
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 Freedom House and Global Americans invite you to their joint event

Revisiting Latin America's Foreign Policy
Commitment to Democracy and Human Rights 

Friday, November 3, 2017

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Freedom House

1850 M St NW
11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036

An event that brings together key Latin American representatives to analyze the foreign policies of governments in the Americas and select countries of the Global South regarding democracy, human rights, social inclusion, and international norms.In this special event, we will focus on the votes and activities in different multilateral forums dedicated to promoting human rights, including most recently the vote on the resolution led by regional leaders urging the Bolivarian government not to convene a constituent assembly presented at the Organization of American States (OAS) 47th General Assembly.

Watch Livestream Here

Panelists:

H.E. Juan José Arcuri
Ambassador to the OAS (Argentina)

 Ambassador Anton Edmunds
Saint Lucia @antonedmunds

H.E. Jorge Lomónaco
Ambassador to the OAS (Mexico) ‪@amb_lomonaco‬‬‬‬‬

Ambassador Carlos Pareja
Peru @PeruInTheUSA

Ambassador Germán Rojas
Paraguay‬‬‬‬‬

H.E. Elisa Ruiz Díaz Barreiro
Ambassador to the OAS (Paraguay)

Ambassador Riyad Insanally
Guyana

Moderators:

Carlos Ponce
Director for Latin American Programs for Freedom House @ceponces

 Chris Sabatini
Executive Director for Global Americans ‪@ChrisSabatini‬‬‬‬‬

Keynote Speaker:

 Michael J. Fitzpatrick 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S Department of State 

For any questions, please contact Krystal Rodriguez rodriguez@freedomhouse.org or Victoria Gaytan victoria@theglobalamericans.org

This event will be held in English and in Spanish. Simultaneous translation will be available