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Summit of the Americas Highlights US Isolation

After the first Western Hemisphere summit since 2009, President Obama and Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos reached agreement on labor rights and a free-trade agreement. But the broader meeting of heads of state produced mixed results , including sharply divided outlooks on drugs and Cuba.

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

After the first Western Hemisphere summit since 2009, President Obama and Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos reached agreement on labor rights and a free-trade agreement. But the broader meeting of heads of state produced mixed results, including sharply divided outlooks on drugs and Cuba. Andrés Rozental is a former deputy foreign minister of Mexico, now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Anna Scott
Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter
Andres Rozental
veteran career diplomat in Mexico

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Summit of the Americas Highlights US Isolation

After the first Western Hemisphere summit since 2009, President Obama and Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos reached agreement on labor rights and a free-trade agreement. But the broader meeting of heads of state produced mixed results , including sharply divided outlooks on drugs and Cuba.

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Summit of the Americas Highlights US Isolation

After the first Western Hemisphere summit since 2009, President Obama and Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos reached agreement on labor rights and a free-trade agreement. But the broader meeting of heads of state produced mixed results , including sharply divided outlooks on drugs and Cuba.

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