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Global Americans Names Diego Area as President and Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of Global Americans is thrilled to announce that Diego Area has been unanimously elected as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday, March 10, 2025.

“Critical Issues in Latin America 2025” by Scott Brasesco, Scott B. MacDonald, Juan Diego Solis De Ovando, and Tulio Vera

“Trump 2.0: U.S. Strategy at a Crossroads in Latin America” by Joseph Cain and Alejandro Trenchi

“Free Trade Agreements under Trump” by Scott Brasesco, Scott B. MacDonald, Juan Diego Solis de Ovando, and Tulio Vera

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January 29, 2024

Cali mayor Alejandro Eder and representatives of the Colombian embassy met with GA leadership, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Defense and Perry Center, to discuss GA’s Afro-Colombian initiative as well as his meetings with the U.S. government and IDB.

DECEMBER 15, 2023

GA Senior Fellow Scott MacDonald moderated the conversation between GA Visiting Fellow Ivelaw Griffith; Amb. Riyad Insanally, Fellow at the Caribbean Policy Consortium; and Paula Gomes Moreira, Research Collaborator at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) in Brazil.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In partnership with the Inter-American Dialogue, GA hosted Ecuadorian President-elect Daniel Noboa to discuss his policy priorities, such as maintaining a strong U.S.-Ecuador partnership, addressing the public security crisis, creating employment opportunities, and improving the nation’s socioeconomic landscape.

Expert Commentary

Trump 2.0: U.S. Strategy at a Crossroads in Latin America
Unless the administration delivers concrete economic benefits to willing partners and admirers like Argentina and El Salvador, U.S. influence in the region will remain fragile, ...
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En momentos de profunda incertidumbre global, nunca ha sido más crucial defender y fortalecer instituciones como USAID, que representan los valores y principios de la ...
How Will the USAID Suspension Impact Ecuador and the Environment?
In times of deep global uncertainty, defending and strengthening institutions like USAID – which embody the values and principles of U.S. foreign policy – has ...

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