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2025 Philadelphia Tango Festival
Wednesday April 30, 2025
The 2025 Philadelphia Tango Festival will take place over Memorial Day Weekend, from Friday, May 23 ...
In Memory of His Holiness Pope Francis
Monday April 21, 2025
The Pan American Association of Philadelphia joins the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness...
Elections for President in Ecuador
Thursday February 13, 2025
Daniel Noboa, the 37 year old current president of Ecuador, failed to get a plurality of the votes i...
Upcoming Events
85th Annual Meeting and William J. Clothier II Award
Wednesday October 29, 2025 - 11:30 am
The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PAThe Pan American Association of Philadelphia is excited to announce that it will hold its 85th Annual Meeting and William J. Clothier II Memorial Award on October 29, 2025 at the Union League of Philadelphia. We are pleased to announce that H. E. Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, will be our Keynote Speaker.
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The Pan American Association provides News & Notes for the Philadelphia community and for all those interested in developing a better understanding of the vibrant and deep relationship between the United States and the people of the Americas. For over 80 years the Pan American Association has been the preeminent forum for dialogue in the Delaware Valley on a relationship which is intensifying daily. We hope that News & Updates will serve as a solid bridge of communication among all the countries of the Americas. Never in history has the need for such a dialogue been greater than it is today.
Scarlett O'Hara
Scarlett O’Hara went to Brazil
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Pew
Still the favored destination for immigrants
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Filadelfia
The other Filadelfia
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Traffic
São Paulo: the city of traffic jams
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Book Review #2
A different perspective on Bolívar
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Venezuelan oil
Downside of Venezuelan oil to Caribbean countries
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Book Review
The endless fascination with Bolívar.
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Mexican immigration
Mexican immigration to the United isn’t what it used to be.
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Pope Francis I
What Pope Francis Means for Latin America
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Latin America 2030
Latin America in 2030 will be different but some of the same problems will persist.
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Lula, Dilma and Chavez
Paulo Sotero of the Woodrow Wilson Center provides an interesting commentary on Brazilian views on Chavez
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Vargas Llosa on Chavez Death
Mario Vargas Llosa discuses the long standing question of why Latin America has had so many caudillos.
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Latin Cuisine Conquering the World
A new generation of chefs is taking Latin food to the next level.
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Chavismo without Chavez
Speculation about Venezuela's political future without Chavez.
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Venezuela's New Era
Chavez's departure threatens to shatter the illusion of stability that authoritarian rule invariably seeks to instill.
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The Pope and Latin America
There is speculation, as there always is in recent decades, that a papabile is to be found in Latin America.
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Mexico: The New China
Discussion on the importance of US-Mexico economic cooperation
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Raul Castro elected head of the CELAC
What does this say about Latin American leadership?
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Post-Chavez Venezuela
Ambassador Patrick Duddy comments on post-Chavez Venezuela.
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Brazil vs. UK
Last year Brazil overtook UK as the world's sixth largest economy, but this may soon change back.
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Argentine Ambassador Visits Philadelphia to Strengthen Business and Friendship Ties
The Embassy of Argentina held the Argentine Week in Philadelphia from October 30 to November 3, 2012. An extensive program was put in place to celebrate and enhance the political, economic, social, cultural, and scientific relations between Argentina and Greater Philadelphia area.
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Latin America's Anti-Imperialism
The article asks the provocative question of why the Latin American left is so anti-imperialist (read anti-American).
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Daniel V. Schidlow, M.D. Appointed Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Drexel University College of Medicine
Dr. Schidlow has been with the College of Medicine since 1994. He was the chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and the senior associate dean of the pediatric clinical campus. He also served as physician-in-chief and chief medical and academic officer at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. He holds appointments as professor of pediatrics, medicine, and pharmacology and physiology.
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Mr. Dario Bellot nominated for the CFO of the Year Award 2012 in Philadelphia
Mr. Dario Bellot, was one of three individuals nominated for the CFO of the Year Award 2012 in Philadelphia. This award is given yearly by the Philadelphia Business Journal in cooperation with the Business School of Drexel University. Mr. Bellot was selected in recognition of his achievements at Congreso de Latinos Unidos where he is Vice President of Finance and Administration and CFO.
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Dr. Daniel Schidlow was named Dean of the College of Medicine at Drexel University
Dr. Daniel Schidlow was named Dean of the College of Medicine at Drexel University. He had served as Interim Dean since November 2011. He also served as the physician-in-chief at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
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Sara Manzano-Diaz appointed as Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. General Services Administration
Sara Manzano-Diaz, has been appointed by President Obama as the new Regional Administrator for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the U.S. General Services Administration. She will manage over 1000 employees and oversee the federal government’s real estate portfolio, procurement of goods and services, and information technology for the six states in the Region.
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Colombia's Best Cop
General Oscar Naranjo, former director of Colombia’s National Police, will be an advisor on fighting drug trafficking to Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto if he is elected.
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Flying Down to Cartagena: The Sixth Summit of the Americas
Accompanied by an official entourage of 1,500 people, on April 14-15 President Barack Obama journeyed to one of the most beautiful and storied cities in Latin America-- Cartagena, Colombia. Cartagena has a prominent place in American history.
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