Expanding US investment in the Western Hemisphere

  • Wed, July 22, 2026 • 4:00 pm ET
  • Virtual event

Senior US government officials, regional ambassadors, and executives from leading companies discuss US investment in the region alongside the launch of a new flagship report.

On Wednesday, July 22, at 4:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center will host a high-level conversation to launch a new flagship report, “Mapping US investment in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

The discussion will feature senior US officials, regional ambassadors, and executives from leading US investors in Latin America and the Caribbean. They will draw on the report’s original data analysis to examine where US investment has flowed across the region over the past two decades; that investment’s impact on jobs, innovation, and supply chains; how the US footprint compares to that of strategic competitors; and what it will take to expand US investment across the hemisphere.

This event builds on the center’s ongoing work to strengthen US economic engagement in the Western Hemisphere and will set the stage for upcoming programming on the subject in 2026 and 2027.

Media inquiries can be sent to Salomé Ramírez Vargas at SRamirezvargas@atlanticcouncil.org.

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Agenda

4:00–4:10 p.m. | Welcome remarks

Speakers

Adrienne Arsht
Executive Vice Chair and Founder,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center;
Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council

Conor Coleman
Head of Investments and Chief of Staff,
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

4:10–4:30 p.m. | Fireside chat

Featuring

Caleb Orr
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic,
Energy, and Business Affairs,
US Department of State

Moderated by

Stephanie Ochoa
White House Correspondent,
Entravision

4:30–4:35 p.m. | Report overview

Featuring

Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya
Former Minister of Finance of Mexico
Member, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Advisory Council,
Atlantic Council

4:35–5:00 p.m. | Unlocking US strategic investment to Latin America & Caribbean

Speakers

David Fogel
Assistant Secretary of Commerce;
Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service,
International Trade Administration (ITA)

H.E. Alec Oxenford
Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to the United States

Samantha Carl-Yoder
Principal,
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Chris Jennions
General Manager, Public Infrastructure, Americas,
Bechtel

Moderated by

Jason Marczak
Vice President and Senior Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

5:00–5:30 p.m. | The impact and quality of US investment in Latin America & Caribbean

Speakers

H.E. Roberto Lazzeri
Mexican Ambassador to the United States 

H.E. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Brazilian Ambassador to the United States

Sergio Londoño
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs;
Communications and Sustainability,
Coca Cola Latin America

Anne McKinney
Vice President, Americas,
US Chamber of Commerce

Moderated by

Martin Cassinelli
Associate Director,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

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