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US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration

10-05-2022 09:56 Biden administration working on a proposal to bolster economies in Latin America and strengthen ties ahead of upcoming Summit of the Americas.

AMIA ATTACK

US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack

05-05-2022 23:24 Senior government official in Washington says United States is working with Argentina on quest for justice over 1994 AMIA terror attack.

FOREIGN POLICY

United States supports 'a vibrant Argentine economy,' Blinken tells Cafiero

18-01-2022 21:30 Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington for talks, with the latter describing Argentina as "a friend and partner" of the United States.

DIPLOMACY

Cafiero to visit Washington for meeting with US secretary of state

10-01-2022 16:28 Argentina’s foreign minister set to meet Antony Blinken on January 18, just a few weeks before President Alberto Fernández is due to travel to China to see Xi Jingping.

DIPLOMACY

Marc Stanley sworn-in as US ambassador to Argentina

22-12-2021 15:05 Marc R. Stanley sworn-in as the United States government’s ambassador to Argentina. Incoming diplomat, who was nominated by US President Joe Biden back in August, says he is eager to begin work.

IMF DEBT

Upcoming IMF report assessing 2018 loan promises to stir up local politics

03-12-2021 21:56 IMF’s board set to discuss report reviewing the record stand-by programme worth US$57 billion granted to the Mauricio Macri government.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Argentine officials to meet IMF in Washington over record deal

01-12-2021 17:05 After little progress over the past two years, Argentina is hoping to ramp up negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over a new programme.

Bloomberg

In a win for Argentina, G20 statement to mention IMF surcharges

30-10-2021 17:15 In a diplomatic nod to Argentina, leaders at the G20 Summit in Rome are planning to task their finance chiefs to look at the surcharge policy at the International Monetary Fund.

US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

Blinken promises US shift from military focus in Latin America

20-10-2021 10:59 The United States has focused too much on security over other assistance in Latin America, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared Wednesday.

CITY MAYOR IN UNITED STATES

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

27-09-2021 12:27 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta lunches with former US president Bill Clinton during brief US tour, discussing climate change and economic and political outlook in the Americas.

UNITED STATES

'Swift chariots of democracy' – all aboard Washington's secret subway

27-09-2021 09:03 The Capitol Subway System, a network of trolleys in the fluorescent-lit bowels of the labyrinthine, 600-room US Congress in Washington, has been ferrying politicians back and forth for more than a century.

UNITED STATES

Biden scrambles between multiple political fires

23-09-2021 13:34 US President Joe Biden races to extinguish political fires on the left and right, at home and abroad, in an attempt to save his hopes of transforming the United States.

9/11: 20 YEARS ON

'Total failure': The war on terror 20 years on

26-08-2021 13:57 The Al-Qaeda plane hijackings of September 11, 2001 were the first foreign attack on the US mainland in nearly two centuries. It ruptured America's sense of safety and plunged the West into war in Afghanistan – a military operation that is only now just concluding.

BEHIND THE DIPLOMATIC CURTAIN

Secrets of Mr. Sullivan’s visit

11-08-2021 16:13 The White House’s top geopolitical advisor lunched at Olivos presidential residence last week, meeting ministers, businessmen and President Alberto Fernández. Vaccines, development and debt were among a broad range of conversation topics.

by Gustavo González

DIPLOMACY

Biden nominates lawyer to be next US ambassador to Argentina

06-08-2021 18:51 US President Joe Biden has nominated Marc R. Stanley, a lawyer with close links to the Democratic Party, to be Washington’s next envoy in Buenos Aires.

Bloomberg

Officials met with IMF staff for technical talks in Washington last week

04-08-2021 14:54 Government officials met last week with representatives from the IMF in Washington as the government of South America’s second-largest economy seeks to rework its troubled loan programme.

REGIONAL DIPLOMACY

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

25-07-2021 09:11 Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposes replacing the Washington-based Organization of American States with what he called a more independent institution.

GEOPOLITICS

Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe

19-07-2021 11:29 US President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on China and frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. But his administration is finding it harder to avoid getting pulled into Latin America’s problems.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán discusses IMF debt With US Treasury Secretary Yellen during G20 meeting

10-07-2021 18:53 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says he had a “valuable” discussion about IMF debt with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

US-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Massa talks debt and football with Bill Clinton as he wraps up US visit

19-06-2021 09:23 Renewal Front leader holds talks with key Democratic leaders, including Bill Clinton, as he pushes to secure future meeting between Alberto Fernández and US President Joe Biden.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

14-06-2021 17:15 Renewal Front leader lines up talks with key Democratic leaders, including Bill Clinton, and hopes to seal a date for a future meeting between Alberto Fernández and US President Joe Biden.

ECONOMY MINISTER

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

18-03-2021 13:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán flies to New York for talks with investors. He is due to meet with IMF staff, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, next week.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán to hold talks with IMF in Washington on March 23-24

11-03-2021 23:32 Economy minister's trip to Washington for talks with IMF officials, including Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, will take place before the end of the month.

AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA

Biden launches first military action, striking Syria militias

26-02-2021 13:22 US carried out airstrikes in eastern Syria on sites connected to Iranian-backed groups believed to be involved in recent attacks in Iraq, first overt use of military force under President Joe Biden.

'BOMBA ARGENTINA'

Report: 'Argentine Firecracker' Fanne Foxe dead at 84

24-02-2021 16:35 Fanne Foxe, an exotic dancer known as the "Argentine Firecracker" who was at the centre of one of the US capital's most notorious sex scandals, has died aged 84.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

04-02-2021 15:40 Economy minister likely to travel to United States before end of February; IMF spokesperson says Fund is working “hard” to reach an agreement with Argentina.

UNIQUE HANDOVER IN WASHINGTON

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

23-01-2021 09:11 On a strange, security-heavy inauguration day in Washington, Joe Biden vows to unite a country in the face a series of unprecedented crises.

by Julia Logue

UNITED STATES

Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden

21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.

BIDEN INAUGURATION

Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security

19-01-2021 22:52 US President-elect Joe Biden arrives in Washington, ahead of the most extraordinary transfer of power in most Americans’ lifetimes.

UNITED STATES

US lawmakers to vote on impeachment as Republicans break from Trump

13-01-2021 11:19 Cracks emerge in US president's Republican support, with several now backing his removal on the eve of an all-but-certain historic second impeachment.

UNITED STATES

Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election

07-01-2021 22:13 Trump backs down and appeals for "healing and reconciliation" following Wednesday's unprecedented scenes of violence at the US Capitol. US president pledges a smooth transition of power to Joe Biden.

UNITED STATES

Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate removal from office

07-01-2021 17:45 US President-elect Joe Biden slams Donald Trump after his supporters stormed the Capitol, saying the outgoing Republican leader was responsible for one of the "darkest days" in US history.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Trump fraud claim after unrest

07-01-2021 13:31 Election officials, US states and the courts have all dismissed Trump's claims of widespread fraud. But Bolsonaro has shown determination to stand by him to the end.

UNITED STATES

Trump vows 'orderly transition' as US Congress certifies Biden win

07-01-2021 08:55 The United States Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the nation's next president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol hours earlier.

US ELECTION 2020

Minor clashes as Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington

15-11-2020 08:10 Supporters of US President Donald Trump march in Washington to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Right-wing militia group the Proud Boys among those attending rally, which had large security presence.

US ELECTION 2020

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.

UNITED STATES

Trump’s show of federal force sparks alarm in US cities

22-07-2020 13:01 Trump responds to protests and vandalism of federal buildings by deploying federal force on protesters in Portland without notifying local authorities. Move draws broad criticism from both local and national leaders.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

United States heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic

01-06-2020 08:46 Protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer sparks anger and demonstrations across the country.

News of washington dc

US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration

US working ‘very closely’ with Argentina to seek justice for AMIA attack

United States supports 'a vibrant Argentine economy,' Blinken tells Cafiero

Cafiero to visit Washington for meeting with US secretary of state

Marc Stanley sworn-in as US ambassador to Argentina

Upcoming IMF report assessing 2018 loan promises to stir up local politics

Argentine officials to meet IMF in Washington over record deal

In a win for Argentina, G20 statement to mention IMF surcharges

Blinken promises US shift from military focus in Latin America

Rodríguez Larreta meets Clinton, Kerry on brief US tour

'Swift chariots of democracy' – all aboard Washington's secret subway

Biden scrambles between multiple political fires

'Total failure': The war on terror 20 years on

Secrets of Mr. Sullivan’s visit

Biden nominates lawyer to be next US ambassador to Argentina

Officials met with IMF staff for technical talks in Washington last week

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe

Guzmán discusses IMF debt With US Treasury Secretary Yellen during G20 meeting

Massa talks debt and football with Bill Clinton as he wraps up US visit

Massa heads to US on a special mission for Alberto Fernández

Guzmán flies to United States for talks with IMF, investors

Guzmán to hold talks with IMF in Washington on March 23-24

Biden launches first military action, striking Syria militias

Report: 'Argentine Firecracker' Fanne Foxe dead at 84

Guzmán plans Washington trip to ramp up IMF talks

Insurrection, impeachment, infamy, inauguration

Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden

Biden's arrival in Washington framed by division, heavy security

US lawmakers to vote on impeachment as Republicans break from Trump

Trump finally folds and condemns rioters, concedes election

Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate removal from office

Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Trump fraud claim after unrest

Trump vows 'orderly transition' as US Congress certifies Biden win

Minor clashes as Trump loyalists mount last stand in Washington

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

Trump’s show of federal force sparks alarm in US cities

United States heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic

Reports: Messi to move to MLS after PSG, acquire 35% of Inter Miami

Government trusts in recalibration as IMF audits accounts

Argentina entering 'fourth wave' of Covid-19 pandemic, says health minister

Fernández, Bullrich attend court hearing over vaccine bribery allegations

Chile redeploys Army to southern region amid Mapuche tensions

Durán Barba y su pronóstico sobre la Argentina: "Va a darse una rebelión de los planeros"

Censo Nacional 2022: cómo funcionará el transporte público el 18 de mayo

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Rossi: “Máximo no le dijo al Presidente que tiene que obedecer, sino que obedezca al pueblo”

Nuevo convenio de tránsito: ¿Por qué podrían suspenderte la licencia de conducir en CABA?