Webinar: Latin America reflects on US in time of crisis

Global Americans and the Canadian Council for the Americas presents a webinar to reflect on the recent events happening in the United States.

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Global Americans and the Canadian Council for the Americas presents “Latin America reflects on US in time of crisis,” a webinar to reflect on the recent events happening in the United States.

Speakers:
Robert Funk, Professor, University of Chile; Columnist, Capital Magazine – Chile
Soledad Loaeza, Professor, Colegio de México – Mexico
Gabriel Silva, Former Ambassador to US; Columnist, El Tiempo – Colombia
Ilona Szabo de Carvalho, Executive Director, Igarapé Institute; Columnist, Folho S.Paulo – Brazil
Kenneth Frankel, President, Canadian Council for the Americas (co-moderator)
Guy Mentel, Executive Director, Global Americans (co-moderator)
Marta Blackwell, Vice President, Canadian Council for the Americas (opening remarks)

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