2009

Uribe's First Visit to the Obama White House

Email Print PDF
by Travis Wheeler, Vanessa Kritzer, and Lisa Haugaard on June 24, 2009

So it's going to happen. Colombian President Uribe will make his first visit to the Obama White House next Monday to discuss the future of Plan Colombia and the stalled U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with President Obama. While the two leaders met at the Summit of the Americas in April, this could be the moment when President Obama makes clear his positions on Colombia. It's up to us to use this opportunity to make sure that he sets the right course from the get-go by making human rights a priority in U.S. policy towards Colombia.

Read more »  
:2009, Action Alerts
 

Activists Rally for Comprehensive Immigration Reform on Capitol Hill

Email Print PDF
by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on June 05, 2009
Read more »  
:2009, Blog Posts
 

Shedding Light on the 'Iron River': Stemming Firearms Trafficking Across Our Southern Border

Email Print PDF
by Christa Schelter on May 27, 2009
In recent years, thousands of military-style rifles and other firearms have been purchased in the United States and trafficked over our southern border, ultimately ending up in the hands of Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs). If the U.S. is to hold true to its promise of being a good neighbor, we know that bold moves must be made to effectively stem this illicit flow of U.S.-sourced firearms into Mexico.  Yet the question arises:  What steps need to be taken to achieve this?
Read more »  
:2009, Blog Posts
 

First Peek at the Obama Administration’s 2010 Aid Request for Colombia

Email Print PDF
by Adam Isacson, Center for International Policy on May 21, 2009

The Obama administration’s State Department has released a “Summary and Highlights” document for its 2010 foreign assistance request, which offers some significant clues about where future aid is headed.

Read more »  
:2009, Blog Posts, Colombia, Guest, U.S. Aid to Colombia
 

We Need Your Voice in the Mexico Debate

Email Print PDF
by Christa Schelter and Jenny Johnson on May 19, 2009
You and I know that military hardware isn't the solution to Mexico's challenges--and it sure isn't the way to acknowledge the United States' "shared responsibility" for spiraling drug violence. We need to act today.
Read more »  
:, 2009, Action Alerts, Jennifer Johnson, Mexico
 
Page 20 of 25

Latin America Working Group
424 C Street NE
Washington DC 20002
Phone: (202) 546-7010
Email: lawg@lawg.org

© 2009 Latin America Working Group