Evento en Washington sobre las amenazas a la democracia y otros peligros en los Andes

Danger in the Andes: Threats to Democracy, Human Rights, and Inter-American Security

Wednesday, November 17 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM U.S. Capitol Visitor Center First Street and East Capitol St, NE Washington, DC 20515

Are democracy and human rights in danger under the “21st Century Socialism” of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia?  Does the ALBA Alliance of Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua constitute a threat to U.S. interests and inter American security?  Is current U.S. policy toward the region equipped to respond to the erosion of democracy and the pernicious influence of such hostile actors as Iran, foreign and domestic terrorist groups, and narcotics traffickers?  Four key U.S. Members of Congress and two panels of U.S. and Latin American experts will examine these and othersalient issues.   Partial list of panelists: Rule of Law, Human Rights and Democracy 9:30 – 11:30 am Dr. Alejandro Aguirre – President, Inter-American Press Association (Invited) Marcial Fabricano  –  Bolivian indigenous leader Dr. Xavier Castro –  Ecuadorean constitutional lawyer Dr. Enrique Herreria  –  Ecuadorean congressman Luis Nuñez  –  President, Civic Committee of Santa Cruz, Bolivia Guillermo Zuloaga  – President, (Exiled) Globovision Television, Venezuela Javier El-Hage  – The Human Rights Foundation José Cárdenas  – Former Acting Assistant Administrator for Latin America, USAID. Former U.S. National Security Council Terrorism, Radical Islam and Narco-trafficking 11:30 – 1:30 pm Amb. Jaime Daremblum  –  Hudson Institute, Former Costa Rican Ambassador to the US Joseph Humire  – Atlas Economic Research Foundation Jon Perdue – The Fund for American Studies John P. Walters  –  Hudson Institute, former Director, White House Office of Drug Control Policy Victor Hugo Velazco – Bolivian indigenous leader Amb. Roger Noriega  – Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere.  Former US Ambassador to the OAS Joel Hirst – Council on Foreign Relations Amb. Otto J. Reich  – Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere.  Former Presidential Envoy for the Western Hemisphere In addition, the following Members of Congress are invited and have tentatively accepted based on legislative schedule availability: The Hon. Eliot Engel (D-NY) –  Chairman, HFAC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. The Hon. Connie Mack (R-FL) –  Ranking Member, HFAC Sub Committee on Western Hemisphere. The Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) –   Ranking Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC). Speakers may be added.