U.S. Under Secretary of State Christopher Landau Leads the US Delegation at Regional Summit Meeting with President Mulino

United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is leading the U.S. delegation at the 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Panama. As part of the regional summit meetings, Landau is meeting with Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino to advance hemispheric priorities.

Key Details of the Summit & Bilateral Meetings:

• Core Topics: The high-level discussions center on secure borders, illegal immigration, transnational crime, regional democratic governance, and commercial competitiveness.

• Broader Regional Focus: Alongside Panama, the U.S. delegation is actively coordinating solutions to shared security challenges, particularly focusing on the current democratic transitions and security concerns in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

• Diplomatic Strategy: Deputy Secretary Landau’s visit underscores the administration’s continued efforts to strengthen trusted economic partnerships and security across the Western Hemisphere.

Christopher Landau, U.S. Under Secretary of State, is leading the U.S. delegation that will participate in the 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), which is being held in Panama.  He will also meet with other senior foreign officials and regional partners to advance U.S. priorities, including sovereignty, border security, democratic governance, regional security, trade competitiveness, and a more accountable OAS, according to a statement.

You can track updates and official statements on the progress of the regional assembly via the U.S. Mission to the OAS or read releases published by the Organization of American States.

A Hemispheric Conversation on Democracy and Power: Panama Opens the Door

As wars, rivalry between powers and political polarization redefine the international order, Panama is preparing to become this week the stage for a discussion that is increasingly relevant for the continent’s democracies: the future of multilateralism in the Americas. The meeting is taking place in turbulent times. Geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, institutional crises in several countries in the region, migration challenges, and instability in Haiti have once again placed multilateralism at the center of international debate. 

On the same day that the bicentennial of the Amphictyonic Congress convened by Simón Bolívar in Panama is commemorated, the 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States is inaugurated in the isthmus.

To Attract Investment in the Americas Panama Highlights its Logistical and Commercial Advantages

Participants in the forum taking place within the framework of the 56th annual OAS General Assembly. 

Panama reaffirmed its position as one of the continent’s leading logistics and business hubs during a panel organized by the Atlantic Council, in which government officials, representatives of the private sector and business leaders highlighted the strengths that make the country a strategic destination for multinational companies.

At the OAS Forum the cracks in Ddemocracy are Exposed

Representatives of civil society organizations from the region took advantage of a forum held in the country on Monday, June 22, within the framework of the 56th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), to warn about the democratic deterioration in several countries of the region and to demand a more active participation in public decision-making.  One of the forum’s sessions focused on a question that is currently relevant to most countries in the hemisphere: what are the main democratic challenges facing the region and what actions can be taken?

Civil society warned about the exclusion of citizen sectors from decision-making spaces, institutional weakening, repression, and restrictions.