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The Council of the Americas holds its 39th annual Washington Conference at the Inter-American Development Bank (map) on May 12 and at the U.S. Department of State (map) on May 13. The Washington Conference on the Americas brings together distinguished leaders from across the Americas to focus on the major policy issues affecting the hemisphere. We hope that you will be able to join us for this important event. Download a conference agenda.

ACCESS SUMMARIES, AUDIO, AND VIDEO OF THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.

Speakers (In the order of appearance):

Thomas Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States
Francisco Santos, Vice President, Colombia
Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, Canada
Fernando Gómez-Mont, Secretary of Government, Mexico
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State, United States
Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, United States 
Larry Summers, Director of the National Economic Council, United States
Agustín Carstens, Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico
Paulo Bernardo, Minister of Planning, Budget and Management, Brazil
Gary Locke,Secretary of Commerce, United States
Robert Menendez, Senator, United States
José Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, OAS
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, United States

For media inquiries, please contact Michelle Morton at mmorton@as-coa.org or at 202-659-8989.

Sponsors of this year's Washington Conference: