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Biden scrambles to avoid Americas Summit flop in Los Angeles
By E. SPAGAT, J. GOODMAN and C. MEGERIAN
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When leaders gather this week in Los
Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely
to veer from common policy changes — migration, climate
change and galloping inflation — and instead shift to some-
thing Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet.
With Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador top-
ping a list of leaders threatening to stay home to protest the
U.S.’ exclusion of authoritarian leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua
and Venezuela, experts say the event could turn into a embar-
rassment for U.S. President Joe Biden. Even some progressive
Democrats have criticized the administration for bowing to
pressure from exiles in the swing state of Florida and barring
communist Cuba, which attended the last two summits.
“The real question is why the Biden administration didn’t do
its homework,” said Jorge Castañeda, a former Mexican for-
eign minister who now teaches at New York University.
While the Biden administration insists the president in Los An-
geles will outline his vision for a “sustainable, resilient, and
equitable future” for the hemisphere, Castañeda said it’s clear
from the last-minute wrangling over the guest list that Latin
America is not a priority for the U.S. president.
President Joe Biden speaks about the May jobs report, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Rehoboth Beach,
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Associated Press