
Events
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Monday, December 5
- 11:00-12:30 at the Wilson Center: Protecting, Defending and Promoting Civic Space in Central America (RSVP required).
- 11:00 at Inter-American Human Rights System social media networks: Los retos de la independencia judicial en las democracias actuales (RSVP required).
- 2:00-3:00 at wola.org: Perspectives on Civil Society Consultation in Venezuela Negotiations (RSVP required).
- 2:30-3:15 at CSIS and csis.org: The Convergence of National Security and Homeland Security: A Conversation with DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas (RSVP required).
Wednesday, December 7
- 10:00-11:00 at thedialogue.org: Ambassador Dialogues: US-Ecuador Relations (RSVP required).
- 3:00 at Hispanics for Philanthropy Zoom: Migration Policy Impacts // Los Impactos de las Políticas Migratorias (RSVP required).
Thursday, December 8
- 9:00-9:45 at the Wilson Center: A Conversation with Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (RSVP required).
- 2:30-4:00 at the Wilson Center: Brazil – U.S. Climate Dialogues: Research and Scientific Cooperation (RSVP required).
Friday, December 9
- 8:00-9:00 at csis.org: Hydrogen Development in Latin America: Varying Scenarios for Chile and Paraguay (RSVP required).
- 11:00-12:00 at thedialogue.org: A Conversation with Jorge Castañeda Gutman on the Future of Democracy in the Americas (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events online and in Washington this week
Monday, November 28
- 10:00-11:15 at wilsoncenter.org: Feeding the World: A Conversation with Latin American & Caribbean Agriculture Ministers (RSVP required).
Tuesday, November 29
- 9:00-10:00 at atlanticcouncil:org: Mapping president-elect Lula’s first 100 days (RSVP required).
Thursday, December 1
- 1:00-2:30 at thedialogue.org: Grading the Pacific Alliance—What Progress on Cross-Pacific Economic Connectivity? (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events online and in Washington this week
Monday, November 7
- 10:00–11:00 at thedialogue.org: Brazil Elections – What’s Next? (RSVP required).
Tuesday, November 8
- 11:00–12:00 at thedialogue.org: Power in Brazil – Energy Policy Post-Election (RSVP required).
Wednesday, November 9
- 2:00–3:15 at csis.org: “Panel 3: Forgotten Crisis: Tackling Humanitarian Challenges in Haiti” at 2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap (RSVP required).
Thursday, November 10
- 2:00 at wola.org and thedialogue.org: Militarization in Mexico: a discussion of the future of security, human rights, and civil-military relations (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events online and in Washington this week
Monday, October 17
- 10:00-11:00 at csis.org: Brazil’s Presidential Elections: Perspectives from U.S. Ambassadors (RSVP required).
- 3:00-5:30 at AU Facebook Live: Empowering Young Women in Latin America: Findings from the Vidas Sitiadas Project.
Tuesday, October 18
- 1:00-2:30 at wola.org Zoom: Abuse, Accountability, and Organizational Culture at U.S. Border Law Enforcement Agencies (RSVP required).
- 2:30-4:00 at wola.org Zoom: Human Rights and the Changing Colombia-Venezuela Relationship (RSVP required).
Wednesday, October 19
- 10:00-3:00 at YouTube and Facebook: Foro Nacional Sobre Feminicidio: Visiones y Soluciones.
- 12:00-1:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: What may the next decade of US-Caribbean energy cooperation bring? (RSVP required).
- 2:00 at LASA YouTube and Facebook: Investigación en contextos hostiles.
Thursday, October 20
- 1:00 at PUCP Zoom and Facebook Live: El legado del fujimorismo (RSVP required).
Next Tuesday: Abuse, Accountability, and Organizational Culture at U.S. Border Law Enforcement Agencies
I don’t host events very often, and I’ve wanted to do this one for a while.

There’s a few colleagues in Washington and at the U.S.-Mexico border whose work I really admire: people who take testimonies from migrants about abuse they say they suffered at the hands of U.S. border law enforcement agencies (CBP and Border Patrol), and people who doggedly follow the DHS complaints process and otherwise seek reforms to hold abusers accountable. It’s hard work.
I’m delighted that four of these colleagues accepted my invitation to talk about their work, what they’re finding, what happens when you try to achieve justice or redress after an abuse occurs, and how to bring about institutional and cultural change.
We’ll be talking at 1:00pm Eastern next Tuesday in this virtual event. I’ll share the video on YouTube (and embedded here) afterward. Please join, and share—here’s the WOLA event announcement.
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Tuesday, October 11
- 2:00-3:00 at csis.org: Revisiting Counter-Narcotics Policy in the Western Hemisphere (RSVP required).
Wednesday, October 12
- 2:00-5:45 at Georgetown University and Youtube: Economic Stabilization and Reform Options for Argentina (RSVP required).
Thursday, October 13
- 2:00-3:30 at USIP and online: Faces of Violence: Understanding Colombia’s Conflict through the Lens of Jesús Abad Colorado (RSVP required).
- 5:30 at GWU Elliott School: The Only Latina in the Room Female Representation in National Security (RSVP required).
Friday, October 14
- 9:45-2:15 at GWU Elliott School: On the Road – Migration in the 21st Century (RSVP required).
- 10:30-12:00 at Zoom: Creating a Favorable Environment for Negotiations in Venezuela: Prospects for Resuming Talks and the Role of U.S. Stakeholders (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Monday, October 3
- 9:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Brazil votes: Where do we go from here? (RSVP required).
Tuesday, October 4
- 11:00 at humanrightscommission.house.gov: Hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Considerations on Economic Sanctions.
- 3:00–4:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Traitor, Survivor, Icon: La Malinche – Expressions of Gender-Based Violence from Mexico’s Inception (RSVP required).
Thursday, October 6
- 9:30–1:00 at thedialogue.org: Addressing Challenges and Solutions in the First and Last Mile – Cities, Local Governments, and Migration in the Americas (RSVP required).
- 11:00 at Crisis Group Zoom: #GuerraContraPandillas en El Salvador: riesgos y resultados (RSVP required).
- 7:00pm at YouTube and elsewhere: Presentación del libro: La ruralidad que viene y lo urbano. Un despertar de la conciencia.
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Monday, September 26, 2022
- 10:00-11:00 at wilsoncenter.org: What’s Next for Brazil? The 2022 Elections and Beyond (RSVP required).
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
- 10:00 at the Atlantic Council and atlanticcouncil.org: US-Mexico border: How can greater efficiencies enhance economic potential? (RSVP required).
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- 10:00-10:45 at csis.org: Press Briefing: Previewing Brazil’s General Election (RSVP required).
Thursday, September 29, 2022
- 10:00 at foreignaffairs.house.gov: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Haiti at the Crossroads: Civil Society Responses for a Haitian-led Solution.
- 10:30-5:30 at cide.edu: Network to Address the Economic Consequences of Violence in Mexico (RSVP required).
Friday, September 30, 2022
- 10:30-2:00 at cide.edu: Network to Address the Economic Consequences of Violence in Mexico (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Monday, September 19
- 11:00-12:15 at wilsoncenter.org: Roundtable Discussion on the National Guard: The Militarization of Mexican Security (RSVP required).
- 11:30 at CAF YouTube: Un nuevo liderazgo para la región: Una conversación entre líderes iberoamericanos.
- 2:30-2:15 at USIP and online: Is There a Path to Greater Unity in the Western Hemisphere? (RSVP required).
- 4:00 at CAF YouTube: Diálogos por la Paz: La Voz de Latinoamericanos Galardonados con el Premio Nobel.
Tuesday, September 20
- 9:00-5:00 at Georgetown University and migrationpolicy.org: 19th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference (RSVP required).
- 9:00-6:30 at Zoom and YouTube: Informality and Wage Setting Policies in Latin America.
- 10:00-11:30 at WOLA and wola.org: Militarización del Control Migratorio en México.
- 4:30-6:00 at WOLA and wola.org: Verdad y justicia en El Salvador y Guatemala: Luces y sombras (RSVP required).
- 4:30-6:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Tribute to Judge A. A. Cançado Trindade: A Legacy to International Law and the Inter-American Human Rights System (1947-2022) (RSVP required).
Wednesday, September 21
- 1:00 at YouTube and Facebook: LGBTQ Rights in Latin America: Expansion and Backlash.
- 1:00 at Seminario de Investigación para la Paz YouTube: América Latina, un nuevo escenario.
- 2:15 at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Women Leaders Countering Authoritarianism.
Thursday, September 22
- 9:00-10:15 at wilsoncenter.org: Reducing Poverty in Mexico: The Case of the State of Oaxaca (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Monday, September 12
- 12:00 online: Hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on State of Exception in El Salvador.
- 4:000 at Georgetown University: Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Persistent Challenge (RSVP required).
Tuesday, September 13
- 11:30 at CESCOS/Universidad ORT Uruguay: La Relación China-Estados Unidos y las Consecuencias para América Latina (RSVP required).
- 3:30-5:00 at the Wilson Center and wilsoncenter.org: 200 Years of Bilateral Relations: The Perspective of the U.S. Ambassadors (RSVP required).
Wednesday, September 14
- 9:00-10:15 at thedialogue.org: Competing Visions for Economic and Security Partnership in the Pacific — What Role for Latin America? (RSVP required).
- 9:00 at CINEP YouTube and Facebook Live: Resistencia al genocidio desde el centro y el sur del Cesar.
- 11:00-12:00 at thedialogue.org: Social Impact Investing – Trends in Latin American & the Caribbean Amid Turbulent Times (RSVP required).
- 2:00-3:00 at thedialogue.org: Educational Connectivity in Complex Areas – A Call to Action to Solve Connectivity Gaps in Latin America (RSVP required).
- 4:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Leaders of the Americas: A conversation with José Gregorio Baquero, CEO of CMI Foods (RSVP required).
Thursday, September 15
- 10:00 at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Assessing U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela.
- 10:00 at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact on The Sustainable Development Goals and Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for U.S. Policy.
- 11:30 at atlanticcouncil.org: Countering global trends: Brazilian democracy ahead of and beyond upcoming elections (RSVP required).
- 2:00 at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy on Learning Loss in Latin America and the Caribbean: Building Better Education Systems in the Wake of the Pandemic.
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
Tuesday, September 6
- 4:00-6:00 at CINEP YouTube: Aprendizajes y retos para el diseño de un nuevo proceso de paz con el ELN.
- 8:30-10:00 at Twitter Spaces: ¿Existen las condiciones para la instalación de la CICIH en Honduras?.
- 9:00pm at Twitter Spaces: Hablemos de Cannabis.
Wednesday, September 7
- 9:00 at Provea online: ¿Qué aprendemos de las protestas del año 2017? (RSVP required).
Thursday, September 8
- 11:00-12:00 at thedialogue.org: Offshore Wind Energy in LAC – Gauging Speed and Direction (RSVP required).
- 12:00-1:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Rechazo: The vote on Chile’s constitutional plebiscite and what it means beyond national borders (RSVP required).
- 2:00-3:00 at Hispanics in Philanthropy Zoom: Philanthropy in Cuba: Supporting Food Systems Transformations (RSVP required).
- 4:00-5:00 at Witness at the Border mobilize.us: Journey for Justice: a Border Pilgrimage (RSVP required).
Friday, September 9
- 10:00-11:30 at WOLA.org: A Compounding Crisis: Domestic Shortcomings, U.S. policies, and the Impact on Everyday Cubans (RSVP required).
- 12:00 at UCSD USMEX Zoom: El impacto de la sequía en la relación México-Estados Unidos (RSVP required).
- 1:00-5:00 at American University and Facebook Live: The Threat of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events online and in Washington this week
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
- 10:00 in 216 Hart Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Fighting Fentanyl: The Federal Response to a Growing Crisis.
- 11:00-12:00 at thedialogue.org: Cancer & Covid-19: New Challenges to Controlling Cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean (RSVP required).
- 1:00-2:00 at the Wilson Center: A Conversation with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana (RSVP required).
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
- 11:00-12:00 at the Inter-American Dialogue: Colombian Energy Policy under Petro (RSVP required).
- 1:00-2:00 at CSIS and online: Strengthening the Guyana – U.S. Relationship (RSVP required).
- 2:00 in 310 Cannon House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations on Assessing CBP’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology.
- 3:00-3:45 at AS-COA Zoom: How to Make Nearshoring in Latin America a Reality (RSVP required).
- 4:00-5:00 at USIP and usip.org: Images From Central America’s Wars and Its Unfinished Peace (RSVP required).
- 8:00pm at CCINOC Zoom, Facebook, YouTube: La Lista Engel en el Norte de Centroamérica (RSVP required for Zoom).
Thursday, July 28, 2022
- 10:00 at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building and online: Hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Nominations: El Salvador, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay.
- 4:30 at WOLA: Elections in Brazil: Risks for Democracy and Human Rights (RSVP required).
- 8:00-9:00pm at Amnesty Zoom: Immigration (In)justice 101 with Haitian Bridge Alliance & Amnesty: Title 42 (RSVP required).
Friday, July 29, 2022
- 10:00-11:15 at the Brookings Institution and brookings.edu: The future of the US-Colombia relationship: A conversation with Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzón (RSVP required).
- 12:00-1:30 at Georgetown Zoom: Extraction and Exploitation: The Effects of Mining on Religious Communities (RSVP required).
Latin America-related events in Washington and online this week
All times are U.S. Eastern.
Monday, July 18
- 10:00 at IACHR and online: Cuba, one year after #11J (RSVP required).
Tuesday, July 19
- 11:00 on MUCD Facebook Live: Presentación Micrositio “Datos abiertos sobre acciones antidrogas” Versión 2.0.
Wednesday, July 20
- 2:00PM in Rayburn 2172 and online: Hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy on Russia in the Western Hemisphere: Assessing Putin’s Malign Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Friday, July 22
- 8:00pm-9:30pm at Zoom: Causas de la migración irregular y el futuro de Guatemala.
Latin America-related events in Washington or online this week
Monday, July 11
- 11:00-12:00 at wilsoncenter.org: AMLO’s Visit to Washington: Key Issues on the Bilateral Agenda (RSVP required).
- 1:00-3:00 at Verso Books EventBrite: Book Launch for Humanitarian Borders and Nobody is Protected (RSVP required).
Tuesday, July 12
- 12:00 at Twitter Spaces: Real Solutions for the Border.
- 1:00-5:00 at Florida International University and Zoom: Commemorating the Peace Accords in Guatemala and El Salvador: Promises & Lessons in Central America (RSVP required).
- 2:00 at Race and Equality Zoom: Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean Women in Democracy (RSVP required).
Wednesday, July 13
- 11:00 at DPLF Zoom: Muzzled Justice: The capture of #ElSalvador’s Justice System (RSVP required).
- 12:00-2:00 at Fordham U Zoom: The State of Asylum Processing & U.S. Immigration Policy: The Impact of Families (RSVP required).
- 2:00-3:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: Going local: City collaboration following the Summit of the Americas (RSVP required).
- 2:00-3:30 at thedialogue.org: International Aid in Haiti – Disappointing Outcomes (RSVP required).
Thursday, July 14
- 11:00 at CEJIL Facebook and Zoom: Informe de la CIDH y Deterioro de la Justicia en Guatemala. (RSVP required).
- 12:00-1:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Going Digital: The High Cost of Latin American Remittances and Cross-Border Payments (RSVP required).
- 3:00-6:00 at wilsoncenter.org: Documenting Evidence of Femicide: Film Discussion of the “Caníbal, indignación total” Docuseries (RSVP required).
Friday, July 15
- 11:00-12:30 at USIP and online: The Final Report of the Truth Commission from Colombia’s 2016 FARC Peace Accord (RSVP required).