November 19, 2025

10 a.m. ET / 12 p.m. Paraguay

Virtual event, streaming on Global Americans’ YouTube page

Latin America’s geopolitical and economic landscape is shifting, and Paraguay is emerging as a key partner for the United States in trade, investment and democratic cooperation. In partnership with the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – CAF, Global Americans will host a virtual event to launch the High-Level Working Group US-Paraguay, where participants will examine how both countries can advance a shared economic future through stronger diplomatic engagement, diversified supply chains, responsible investment and collaboration between public and private sectors.

Speakers will explore Paraguay’s foreign policy outlook, its growing role in hemispheric stability, the country’s economic trajectory, and the factors shaping future sovereign rating decisions. The discussion will assess how the US-Paraguay relationship can expand into new areas of opportunity, from innovation to infrastructure to institutional strengthening.

Tune in to hear leading voices from government, business and civil society in Paraguay and the U.S. as they outline a forward-looking agenda for bilateral cooperation.

Agenda

Opening Remarks:

Liliana Ayalde
Former US Ambassador to Paraguay and Brazil; Board Member, Global Americans

Fireside Conversation: 

Paraguay’s Foreign Policy Outlook and Strategic Engagement with the US

Frank Cartwright Weiland
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Andes and Southern Cone, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State

Rubén Ramírez Lezcano
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Paraguay

Moderator: Diego Area
President and CEO, Global Americans

Panel: 

Paraguay’s Economic Outlook and Sovereign Rating Perspectives

Sebastien Lahaie
CEO, Abbeyfield Group

Jessica Bedoya
Founder and Managing Partner, LARA Fund

Sheila Abed
Former Minister of Justice of Paraguay

Moderator: Tulio Vera
Co-chair, High-Level Working Group US-Paraguay; Board Member; and Chair of the International Advisory Committee, Global Americans

Closing Remarks:

Sebastián Acha
Executive Director, PRO Desarrollo Paraguay

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