Summits of the Americas
The Summits of the Americas (SOA) is a series of international summit meetings bringing together the leaders of countries in North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean; however, no representative from Cuba has participated.[1] The meetings provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics.
The summits have been organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the Organization of American States.
In the early 1990s, what were formerly ad hoc summits came to be institutionalized into a regular "Summit of the Americas" based on the principles of democracy and free trade.[2]
- December 9-11, 1994 [3] -- 1st Summit of the Americas at Miami in the United States.[4]
- December 7-8, 1996 [3] -- Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development at Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia.[5]
- April 18-19, 1998 [3] -- 2nd Summit of the Americas at Santiago in Chile.[6]
- April 20-22, 2001 [3] -- 3rd Summit of the Americas, in Quebec City, Canada.[7]
- January 12-13, 2004 [3] -- Monterrey Special Summit of the Americas at Monterrey in Mexico.[8]
- November 4-5, 2005 [3] -- 4th Summit of the Americas at Mar del Plata in Argentina.[9]
- April 17-19, 2009 [3] -- 5th Summit of the Americas at Port-of-Spain in Trinidad and Tobago.[10]
- 2012 -- 6th Summit of the Americas at Cartagena in Colombia.[11]
The summits that garnered most general public and media attention were the Quebec City and Mar del Plata events, both of which provoked very large anti-globalization and anti–Free Trade Area of the Americas protests and attendant police response.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Prieto, Alfredo. "Everybody But Cuba," Havana Times. April 15, 2009.
- ^ Twaddle, Andrew C. (2002). Health Care Reform Around the World, p. 382.
- ^ a b c d e f g Florida International University, Summit of the Americas Center (SOAC): Summits list
- ^ Summit Americas: I summit (1st)
- ^ Summit Americas: Sustainable development
- ^ Summit Americas: II summit (2nd)
- ^ Summit Americas: III summit (3rd)
- ^ Summit Americas: Special
- ^ Summit Americas: IV summit (4th)
- ^ Summit Americas: V summit (5th)
- ^ Summit Americas: VI summit (6th)
[edit] References
- Twaddle, Andrew C. (2002). Health Care Reform Around the World. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing. 10-ISBN 0-86569-288-2; 13-ISBN 978-0-86569-288-6; OCLC 48132063
[edit] External links
- Summits of the Americas
- The Fifth Summit of The Americas
- Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA)
- Follow-up and Implementation of Summits
- Summits Virtual community (SVC)
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