After Peru’s inclusion in the ‘Shield of the Americas’ following the visit of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the United States’ rearrangement of $52 million in foreign military financing to South American allies including Peru, both countries are entering a defining moment in their bilateral relationship.
Global Americans invites you to the next installment of The Americas Desk, A New U.S.-Peru Strategic Partnership: What Comes Next?, a virtual forum bringing together analysts, economists, and foreign policy specialists from Peru and the United States to explore whether Peru can become a strategic partner in South America for the United States.
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM Lima
Format: Virtual (Zoom Webinar)
Registration: Free
Framing Remarks
Carlos Espá – Minister of Foreign Relations, Peru
Carlos A. Giménez – Representative, U.S. Congress (FL-28)
Jim Hines – Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Congress (CT-4)
Panel I. The Fujimori Government: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead
Speakers:
Jaime de Althaus – Journalist and Political Analyst; President, Lampadia
Alfonso Baella Herrera – Director, Canal B
Gonzalo Banda – Political Analyst and Doctoral Researcher, University College London; Columnist, El Comercio, El País, and Americas Quarterly
Moderator: Marc Wachtenheim – Founder and President, W International
Panel II. Investment, Trade and Strategic Economic Partnership
Speakers:
Alfredo Thorne – Former Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru; Principal Director, Thorne & Associates
Walter Noceda – Economist
Ismael Benavides – Former Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru; Former Minister of Agriculture of Peru
Moderator: Fabiola Ventura – Co-Founder, Admissions Lab; Executive Director, Perú sin Brechas
Panel III. Building the Next U.S.-Peru Strategic Agenda
Speakers:
Andrés Martínez-Fernández – Senior Policy Analyst, Latin America, Allison Center for National Security, The Heritage Foundation
Brian Nichols – Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere; Former U.S. Ambassador to Peru
Hugo Guerra – Director, Cátedra Perú and Cátedra de las Américas, Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Moderator: Marc Wachtenheim – Founder and President, W International
