Allies: Twenty-seven bold ideas to reimagine the US-Colombia relationship
On June 19, 2022, the United States and Colombia will celebrate two hundred years of bilateral relations. In the past two decades, the US-Colombia partnership has safeguarded key US interests in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and positioned Colombia as an increasingly prosperous democracy. As the bicentennial of the bilateral relationship approaches, the United States and Colombia have a unique opportunity to come together to define what the US-Colombia partnership could accomplish for years to come.
Join the Wilson Center’s Latin American Program and the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:30 – 8:00 p.m. (COT) for a public discussion on the future of US-Colombia ties. The event will also launch the book, Allies: Twenty-Seven Bold Ideas to Reimagine the US-Colombia Relationship.
Opening remarks
Fred Kempe, President and CEO Atlantic Council
Panel discussion
Minister Carolina Barco, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Colombia; Former Ambassador of Colombia to the United States; Member, US-Colombia Task Force Atlantic Council
Juan Gonzalez, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, US National Security Council
Minister Maria Claudia Lacouture, Executive Director, Colombian-American Chamber of Commerce; President, Alianza de Asociaciones y Gremios; Former Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Republic of Colombia; Member, US-Colombia Task Force Atlantic Council
Ambassador Kevin Whitaker, Former US Ambassador to Colombia; Non-resident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center; Member, US-Colombia Task Force Atlantic Council
In conversation with
Jason Marczak, Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Atlantic Council
Cynthia J. Arnson, Distinguished Fellow, Latin American Program Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Essay excerpt reading
STEM and the arts
Leila Cobo, Author, Novelist; Vice President, Latin Industry Lead, Billboard
Keynote remarks
H.E. Iván Duque, President Republic of Colombia
H.E. Juan Carlos Pinzón, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States
Introduction by
Adrienne Arsht, Executive Vice Chair; Founder, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center, Atlantic Council
Closing Remarks
Ambassador Mark Green, President, Director, & CEO, Wilson Center
Event Sponsors
Event Co-Sponsors
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Latin America Program
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