1:00-2:00 at the Wilson Center: Corruption, Accountability and Democracy in Brazil: Challenges and Solutions (RSVP required).
Thursday, April 6, 2023
11:00-12:30 at George Washington University: Resurgence Of Militarism: Views From The Global South And Implications For The United States (RSVP required).
1:30-5:00 at Race and Equality Zoom: Mecanismo sobre Raza en el Sistema Universal de Derechos Humanos: Estrategias y Próximos Pasos en Brasil (RSVP required).
2:00 at 2359 Rayburn House Office Building and online: Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs on Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Department of State.
10:00 at Global Americans Zoom: Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean – Unpacking Emerging Trends and the 2022 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index (RSVP required).
10:00-11:00 at the Atlantic Council and atlanticcouncil.org: Open for business? Investing in northern Central America (RSVP required).
Thursday, May 9, 2023
8:30-5:00 at Johns Hopkins SAIS and online: 5th Annual Forum on Security Challenges in Latin America (RSVP required).
9:30-11:00 at stimson.org: The Biden Administration’s New US Conventional Arms Transfer Policy (RSVP required).
11:00 at migrationpolicy.org: Migration in the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities for a Changing Region (RSVP required).
Friday, March 10, 2023
2:00-3:30 at American University: Book Talk: The Foreign Policy of The Latin American States – Approaches, Methodologies and Cases (RSVP required).
12:00-1:20 at drclas.harvard.edu: Intentional Polarization: Why do populist presidents in Latin America often turn to extremist public policies? (RSVP required).
2:00-3:30 at thedialogue.org: Social Protection And Disability (RSVP required).
10:00-11:00 at the Wilson Center and wilsoncenter.org: Putting Peru Back Together (RSVP required).
2:00-4:10 at stimson.org: Forum on the Arms Trade Annual Conference (RSVP required).
3:00-4:30 at INCAE Zoom: Experiencias exitosas en gobierno digital y auditoría social (RSVP required).
6:00-7:30 at csis.org: Turning up the Heat on Geothermal Energy in Latin America (RSVP required).
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
9:00-10:30 at wilsoncenter.org: Greening BRI Governance in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Beyond (RSVP required).
9:30-11:30 at csis.org: Promise and Peril: Migration Management Technologies in West Africa and Central America (RSVP required).
11:00-12:30 at FIU Washington DC and Zoom: A Look Inside Venezuela with Julio Borges and Paola de Alemán (RSVP required).
12:30-2:00 at wola.org: Reckoning with Indigenous and Afro Descendant Truth: the Ethnic Chapter of Colombia’s Truth Commission Report Webinar (RSVP required).
6:00-7:30 at George Washington University: Assessing the U.S. – Mexico Security Cooperation (RSVP required).
Thursday, February 23, 2023
12:00 at globalinitiative.net: Gobernanza punitiva y derechos humanos en Centroamérica (RSVP required).
4:00-5:00 at Georgetown University: Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows: The Case of the Americas (RSVP required).
5:00-7:00 at George Washington University: A Conversation with Ambassador Juan Jose Gomez Camacho (RSVP required).
Saturday, February 25, 2023
5:00-7:00 at Busboys and Poets 14th Street: Indigenous Cinematic Resistance in the Amazon (RSVP required).
10:00-11:00 at Georgetown University Zoom: A Conversation with Robert W. Thomas, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Santo Domingo (RSVP required).
3:00-4:00 at the Wilson Center: Reflections on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Visit to Washington (RSVP required).
11:00-12:30 at George Washington University Zoom: Multidimensional Quality of Employment in Latin America (RSVP required).
12:30-6:00 at George Washington University: Peru in Flames: Discussing Ways Forward with Former President of Peru Francisco Sagasti (RSVP required).
3:00-5:00 at American University: A Conversation with the Author of Unintended Consequences of Peace: Peaceful Borders and Illicit Transnational Flows** (RSVP required).
4:00-4:45 at heritage.org: The Illegal Immigration Industrial Complex: How Nonprofits and Corporations Are Facilitating the Border Crisis (RSVP required).
Wednesday, December 14
1:30-3:00 at wilsoncenter.org: 200 Years of U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations: An Ambassadorial Perspective (RSVP required).
Thursday, December 15
1:00-2:00 at atlanticcouncil.org: US-Mexico ties at the bicentennial and weeks from NALS (RSVP required).
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
12:00 at YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: []Transmisión Virtual del Acto Público de Presentación del Informe Final de la Comisión de la Verdad](https://twitter.com/ComisionVerdadC/status/1537140383175438337).
12:30-2:00 at thedialogue.org: Low-Carbon Hydrogen in LAC – Prospects and Pathways (RSVP required).