The State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources held a webinar on September 9, 2020 on barriers and opportunities for private investment in Caribbean energy sectors, energy resource diversification, the impacts of Covid-19 on Caribbean energy markets, and US cooperation. Lisa Viscidi, director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, moderated the event.
Lisa Viscidi
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˙ Bureau of Energy Resources
On August 13, the Inter-American Dialogue’s Education Program, the Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), UNICEF and United Way convened a virtual seminar on the role of the private sector in early childhood development in Latin America.
On June 28, the Regional Network for Measuring Child Development (REMDI) convened a virtual seminar to reflect on surveys that are used to measure early childhood development in the region.
El 10 de agosto, la Cámara de Comercio Colombo-Americana llevó a cabo el evento virtual “Perspectiva de las elecciones y su impacto en la política internacional de EE.UU.” Este diálogo formó el inicio de una serie de discusiones sobre la relación bilateral entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos. Alejandro Santos, el director de la revista colombiana SEMANA, moderó la conversación. Michael Shifter, presidente del Diálogo Inter-Americano, fue uno de los panelistas junto a Dan Restrepo.
Michael Shifter, Alejandro Santos
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˙ Cámara de Comercio Colombo-Americana
On August 4, 2020, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted “Haiti and Covid-19 – Analysis and Solutions,” a webinar in partnership with Université Quisqueya to discuss their newly launched book, “Haiti et le Covid 19. Des outils pour comprendre et agir.” The panel featured Fritz Jean, Georges Sassine, Mirlande Manigat, and Georges Fauriol. Dan Erikson moderated the event.
On August 6, 2020, Michael Camilleri, director of the Peter D. Bell Rule of Law Program, spoke as a panelist at an event held by the World Refugee & Migration Council and Integrity Initiatives International to discuss two proposals designed to combat grand corruption and assist those who have been forcibly displaced as a result of this corruption.
Michael Camilleri
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˙ World Refugee & Migration Council / Integrity Initiatives International
The Education Program hosted a webinar on August 3 featuring Gabriel Sánchez Zinny and Adriana Delpiano on how to pass and implement educational reforms.
Michael Camilleri spoke as a panelist at a public event on July 29, 2020 hosted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA). The panel discussed the current state of anti-corruption efforts and rule of law in Latin America and the Trump administration’s impact on human rights and democracy in the region.
Michael Camilleri
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˙ Washington Office on Latin America
On July 30, 2020, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted “Economic Recovery and the Potential for Expanding Production in the Americas,” a webinar featuring Martha Bárcena, Michelle DiGruttolo, Gabrielle Trebat and Edgar Villanueva. The discussion focused on the ways in which Covid-19 has disrupted regional supply chains and the potential for regional economic integration in the post-pandemic recovery.
El 29 de julio, el World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid tuvo una sesión virtual para discutir el tema la “Movilidad en tiempos de crisis: La pandemia del Covid-19 como oportunidad para repensar las migraciones en América Latina”. Manuel Orozco, el director del Programa de Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, moderó la conversación y Laura Chinchilla, co-presidenta de la Junta Directiva del Diálogo, fue panelista.
On July 28, 2020, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University hosted “Victims of their own Success? The Lessons of Anti-Impunity Missions in Central America” to discuss the achievements and takeaways of high-profile anti-impunity missions in Central America.
On July 23, 2020, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted “Race and Policing in the US and Brazil,” to discuss what the recent cases of police violence reveal about systemic racism in the United States and Brazil.
El 10 de julio, Manuel Orozco, el director del Programa de Migración, Remesas y Desarrollo del Diálogo Interamericano, participó en una conversación sobre las tendencias en el envío de remesas hacia América Latina durante la pandemia de Covid-19. Propuso tres soluciones para que se pueda aprovechar la pandemia para modernizar la industria de las remesas e integrar a toda la población en los procesos de globalización.
The National Council Area Chapter of the U.S. Association for Energy Economics (NCAC-USAEE) held a public online event on July 1, 2020 to discuss current challenges facing Venezuela’s energy sector, including US sanctions, declining crude output, gasoline shortages, and relations with Iran and Russia. Lisa Viscidi, Director of the Energy, Climate Change & Extractive Industries Program at the Dialogue, moderated the event and Risa Grais-Targow, Director of Latin America at Eurasia Group, appeared as the featured speaker.
El 13 de julio, la Fundación Chilena del Pacífico organizó un webinar para analizar la carrera por la Casa Blanca y los potenciales impactos en Chile y América Latina de los resultados de las elecciones del próximo 3 de noviembre. Peter Hakim, presidente emérito del Diálogo Interamericano, y el senador José Miguel Insulza, ex secretario general de la OEA y ex canciller, ofrecieron sus comentarios. Hakim discutió las posiciones actuales de Trump y Biden en la carrera presidencial y sus políticas contrastantes hacia América Latina.