Starting today and tomorrow, President Barack Obama will join the heads of state of 34 governments across Central America, South America, and the Caribbean in Panama City for the 7th Summits of the Americas. The summit is a panel where leaders come together in order to engage in an open discussion in-relation to key issues that are commonly shared amongst the Americas.
What is particularly interesting about this year’s summit is that President Obama’s will be partaking in the forum during a time when the United States image is positively good within the region.
In the past issues of immigration and relations with Cuba, the U.S. could be more than likely viewed as an aggressor due to the country’s continued debating on the reformation of its immigration laws. And when it comes to the relationship between the country and U.S…well there was no real relationship to talk of, until recently.
When announcing his executive actions that would ease the lives of the hundreds of immigrants living in the U.S., President Obama received some positive with Latinos within the country and afar. Choosing to go against does he deem him an ill-fitting president, the President earned respect from a great deal of people by choosing to side with immigrants as opposed to further cause stress in their lives.
On the matter of Cuba, after years of a tense yet non-existent relationship with the Latin island nation the recent push forward for a diplomatic relationship with the country could further be beneficial to both the President and the country itself. By the U.S. and Cuba talking to one another, rather than talking at one another, it could mean an opening of borders and a strengthening of a new relationship that probably seemed to be fictional.
The Summit is a place where leaders of nations within the Western Hemisphere can meet and discuss on problems that impact all. With Cuba receiving its first invitation in the event’s 7th year and willing to meet other leaders as it begins to restore diplomatic ties with the U.S. the approval of the Latin world could be joined by the entire world if the event manages to continue pushing forth a better relationship with all the countries in the Americas and afar.
