How can LAC and partner nations (such as the US), NGOs and regional/global organizations strengthen their ability to respond to natural disasters? What can the US do to improve its disaster preparedness and response in LAC? And how should the US respond to China’s disaster assistance in LAC?
Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET to launch our collaborative report analyzing these key questions and more.
Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish will be provided for Zoom attendees.
Opening remarks
Jason Marczak, Senior Director, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
Paul Angelo, Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
Speakers
Adm. Craig Faller, Distinguished Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Admiral (retired), US Navy
Patrick Paterson, Professor of Practice, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
Alison Lapp, Acting Director, Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
Lina Gong, Research Fellow, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Program, Center for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Nanyang Technological University
In conversation with
Wazim Mowla, Associate Director, Caribbean Initiative, Atlantic Council

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.