Migration gets top billing as Biden hosts hemisphere leaders Migration has taken center stage at an assembly of Western Hemisphere leaders in Los Angeles The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Venezuela's Guaido to have call with Biden, won't attend Americas summit Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will speak to U.S. President Joe Biden over the phone during the Summit of the Americas this week, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian Nichols said on Tuesday. Reuters · Jun 8, 2022
US refuses to invite Cuba to Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles WASHINGTON — The Biden administration plans to exclude Cuba from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, a major global meeting to be held in Los Angeles in June that typically welcomes all governments in the Western Hemisphere, a senior U.S. official told The Times. Los Angeles Times · May 5, 2022
Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela unlikely to join summit: US official State Department official says three gov’ts unlikely to be at Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June. Al Jazeera · Apr 27, 2022
Biden’s team is divided over new talks about oil with Maduro in Venezuela WASHINGTON — Divisions within the Biden administration over whether to continue talks with President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela have deepened since a senior U.S. delegation met with him in Caracas last month, U.S. and Venezuelan opposition sources familiar with the discussions told McClatchy and the Miami Herald this week. Miami Herald · Apr 12, 2022
Consular services in Havana to increase in 'the not too distant future,' US diplomat says A year after announcing a review of U.S. policy toward Cuba, a top State Department official hinted the Biden administration was readying to move to increase visa processing in Havana. Miami Herald · Feb 4, 2022