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February 11, 2009

How Will U.S. President Barack Obama Transform the Americas?

Seven writers and thinkers from Canada and the United States try to answer this question in the latest edition of FOCALPoint: Canada’s Spotlight on the Americas, the monthly newsletter of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas.

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Note from the Editor - How Will Obama Transform the Americas?
Peter Moore

Obama’s Americas Policy Could Bring Opportunity for Canada
Anatol von Hahn, Executive Vice President, Latin America, Scotiabank

Obama’s engagement promise to the Americas
Carlo Dade, Executive Director, Canadian Foundation for the Americas

Can Obama End the "Cuba Wars"?
Daniel P. Erikson, senior associate for U.S. policy at the Inter-American Dialogue

Should Obama and Harper Talk About the Americas?
John Graham, Chair of the Board of Directors, Canadian Foundation for the Americas

Common Partners, Common Interests: Why We Must Develop a Social Agenda for Latin America
Barry S. Featherman, Esq., President, Inter-American Economic Council

Plummeting Oil Prices and Indefinite Re-Election Referendum Put Pressure on Venezuelan Democracy
Lesley Burns, Political Science Doctoral Candidate, University of British Columbia

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Mexico is in the Third Seat at the Canada-US Table for U.S. President Obama’s First Visit to Canada
Carlo Dade, Executive Director, Canadian Foundation of the Americas

For more information or to schedule an interview with FOCAL Board Chair John Graham or FOCAL Executive Director, Carlo Dade, please contact Peter Moore, Communications Director, at 613-562-0005 x255, www.focal.ca.

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The Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) is an independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to strengthening Canadian relations with Latin America and the Caribbean through policy dialogue and analysis.