The Summit of the Americas brings together the Western Hemisphere's 34 democratically elected leaders to address common political, economic, and social challenges. Beginning with the first Summit, held in Miami in 1994, these events have advanced a shared, multilateral agenda for improving democracy, human rights, and free markets in the region. The Inter- American Democratic Charter is a fruit of this process. read more

The deadline for press to request Summit accreditation (online) is this Friday, Oct. 21. Applications will be accepted online only. Any requests received after 1900 hrs. local time in Argentina will not be accepted.
http://www.ivcumbreamericas.gov.ar/
From this home page, click on Prensa/Press, which will direct you here to complete this form:
https://cumbremdq2005.mrecic.gov.ar/Acreditaciones/prensa/"


The United States and Globalization

Perhaps the definition which most closely captures the way this term is most often used comes from U.S. journalist Thomas Friedman in his well known book "The Lexus and the Olive Tree: "The inexorable integration of markets, nation-states, and technologies to a degree never witnessed before-in a way that is enabling individuals, corporations and nation-states to reach around the world farther, faster, deeper and cheaper than ever before . . . . the spread of free-market capitalism to virtually every country in the world " Full Text