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.

  • Decision Point for Venezuela Sanctions

    Monday, 27 November 2023

    DECISION POINT FOR VENEZUELA SANCTIONS

    By P. Michael McKinley and Patrick Duddy - November 17, 2023

    Venezuela is at a crossroads. The carefully choreographed announcement on October 17 of an agreement between the Maduro government and the opposition Unitary Platform on a roadmap for democratic presidential elections in 2024, accompanied the next day by an easing of US sanctions, unraveled in less than two weeks.

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  • ECUADOR IN TURMOIL

    Monday, 02 October 2023

    The United States last Wednesday offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators of the assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

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  • Colombia Will be a Desert by 2070

    Sunday, 24 September 2023

    So says it’s current President, Gustavo Petro, the first left-of-center politician ever elected to the office.

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  • Cuba Will Not Do the Wagner Waltz

    Sunday, 24 September 2023

    Cuba will not do the Wagner waltz:

    The Cuban Ambassador to Russia stated two weeks ago that Cuba would not oppose the participation of its citizens in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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  • BOLSONARO BACK IN BRAZIL

    Tuesday, 04 April 2023

    Keeping the promise that he made, that he would return to Brazil in March 2023, former President Jairo Bolsonaro arrived in Brasilia on March 30th, after a three-month, self-imposed exile.

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News & Commentary

Decision Point for Venezuela Sanctions

Tuesday November 28, 2023

DECISION POINT FOR VENEZUELA SANCTIONS By P. Michael McKinley and Patrick Duddy - November 17, 20...

ECUADOR IN TURMOIL

Monday October 2, 2023

The United States last Wednesday offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest o...

Colombia Will be a Desert by 2070

Sunday September 24, 2023

So says it’s current President, Gustavo Petro, the first left-of-center politician ever elected to...

Upcoming Events

  • 84th Annual Meeting and William J. Clothier II Award

    Tuesday October 15, 2024 - 11:30 am
    The Union League of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    The Pan American Association of Philadelphia is excited to announce that it will hold its 84th Annual Meeting and William J. Clothier II Memorial Award on October 15, 2024 at the Union League of Philadelphia. We are pleased to announce Brian Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Americas Quarterly and Vice President of Policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas will be our Keynote Speaker.  

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