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NEWS ABOUT: Summit of the Americas

Summit of the Americas stories: 5 news summaries

Chavez Reappoints
Ambassador to US

Venezuelan president looks to better relationship with Obama

Apr 19, 09 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has reappointed an ambassador to the US, reports the Wall Street Journal. Pending approval from Washington, the post will be the first exchange of diplomats between the two countries since Venezuela ejected its American ambassador last year in solidarity with Bolivia. The move is yet another... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • Summit of the Americas

(Newser) - Latin American and Caribbean leaders praised President Obama today for reaching out to Cuba and urged him to end America's trade embargo with the communist nation, Reuters reports. After Brazil, Venezuela, and Caribbean nations applauded Obama's call for a "new beginning with Cuba" at a summit in Port... More »

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Barack Obama • Venezuela • Cuba • Hugo Chávez • Summit of the Americas

(Newser) - Adding warm words to the ongoing thaw in US-Cuba relations, President Obama said today he sought "a new beginning" with the island's communist regime, the Los Angeles Times reports. Obama spoke after arriving at the Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. "I... More »

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Barack Obama • Latin America • Cuba • Raul Castro • Summit of the Americas

(Newser) - President Obama smiled and shook hands with Hugo Chavez today, only a month after the anti-American Venezuelan leader called Obama "ignorant," the Times of London reports. "I want to be your friend," said Chavez today. The White House had said Obama would not meet personally... More »

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Barack Obama • Venezuela • Hugo Chávez • Summit of the Americas

 Chilly Reception 
 Awaits Obama 
 at Summit 

Odds are, summit will be full of awkward moments

Apr 15, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama got a warm welcome on his recent Europe trip, but he shouldn't expect the same from Latin America, the Washington Post reports. At the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, the new president is likely to face some tough questions, and potentially awkward moments, as... More »

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Latin America • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • Evo Morales • Daniel Ortega • Hugo Chávez • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama • economic policies • economic crisis • Summit of the Americas

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