6/8/22 - Summit Of The Americas

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 8:31 AM

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The Summit of the Americas kicks off today in Los Angeles, but not everyone plans to attend.

(USA Today) - President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas kicks off Wednesday in Los Angeles, but is already off to a rocky start after Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would not attend the high-profile meeting of leaders from North, Central and South America.

 López Obrador's objection stems from the White House's decision to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the gathering because of their autocratic governments.

Newly elected Honduran President Xiomara Castro indicated she would boycott the summit for the same reason.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Pres. Biden and the other leaders in attendance plan to discuss a wide range of policy issues, including the economy, climate change and migration. Pres. Biden will be the first U.S. president to attend the summit since 2015.  

 

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