Runner, reader, writer, mom. @DavidsonCollege @Georgetown alum, former US diplomat @StateDept & founder of @ACMGlobalIntel, current @CFR @TrumanProject member.
Enjoyed speaking w @GlobalAmericans at the @ecoanalitica 2026 Economic Perspectives Forum. Important discussion about the political, economic and security conditions necessary for long term investment in #Venezuela - indeed, investors are watching closely.
Investors are watching Venezuela closely.
At Ecoanalítica’s 2026 Economic Perspectives Forum, Global Americans joined leading experts to analyze the country’s diplomatic and economic “reset” — and the institutional guarantees still required to unlock sustainable, long-term investment.
While energy opportunity exists, institutional clarity remains the defining variable for large-scale capital flows.
Read the full analysis at https://t.co/hif2SbgpLh.
#Venezuela #LatinAmerica #EconomicPolicy #InvestmentRisk #EnergySecurity
Join us tomorrow to talk about #Venezuela, how we got here and what it means for #USLatAm relations. I’ll be in conversation with Ambassador (ret.) James Story hosted @TrumanProject https://t.co/HZWntT1quu
Check out our latest about AI and the bilateral US-Mexico dynamic published in the #BilateralBrief on Substack. Follow me and @jrabud and let us know what you think. https://t.co/8sJScw2UVU
Anyone who thought getting oil from #Venezuela would be easy (or legal) read what #ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said yesterday. “Today it’s uninvestable.”
CEO Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Gets a Cool Reception https://t.co/9hUeUzfgHq via @NYTimes
My thoughts on how the developing situation in #Venezuela will impact US-#Mexico bilateral relations, written in December 2025 for the #BilateralBrief. So far, seems to be accurate ⬇️ https://t.co/AG8i1yQTMc
I’ve covered #Venezuela since I worked at US Embassy Caracas back when Chávez was in power. @Cartajuanero gets it right: taking out #Maduro was not the hard part - securing governing & rebuilding Venezuela is a whole other story. #VenezuelaLibre
https://t.co/vCvzeBrlMM
Maduro’s removal may feel like closure. It isn’t. The U.S. has chosen to own Venezuela’s future—and the risks that come with it. Whether this becomes a strategic reset or another case of overreach depends on what happens next.
In @The_Dialogue ‘s Latin America Advisor, my take on the raid in #Rio “breaking up criminal networks that have gained ground throughout Latin America since the pandemic requires more than a brutal show of force - whether in the favelas of Brazil or off the coast of Venezuela.”
My oped in today's @ajc. "Venezuela’s María Corina Machado an inspired choice for Nobel Peace Prize"
Unfortunately it's behind the AJC paywall.
https://t.co/eG7Xldxwp9
@MariaCorinaYA@NobelPrize
"We can chart a new course in U.S.-Cuba relations" writes @MattinglyAC, @usfca Master in Public Leadership alum and founder of Art of Diplomacy Tours, which brings Americans to Cuba to learn about & support U.S.-Cuba relations through citizen diplomacy.
https://t.co/VRQc3NQKxf
Check out this OpEd @shapiro_WAC and I wrote about our recent trip to #Cuba and a better way forward for US-Cuba relations. “Charting a New Course in U.S.-Cuba Relations – How Atlanta Travelers Can Play a Role” https://t.co/qoH3EXHLYA via @globalatlanta
“Black lives matter - except in Cuba?” article by @mrubin1971 , great traveling with you and the group to #Cuba & thank you for your analysis ~ #artofdiplomacy
Political violence in #LatAm is not a trend of the past; it is the present situation. USG and members of #OAS need to do more to promote, support political stability, security, free and fair elections, democratic governance, and rule of law in the region.
My take in @The_Dialogue’s Latin America Advisor: #Lula is seeking a larger role for himself & #Brazil on world stage, but his “peace club” proposal for #Ukraine is unlikely to gain traction & he runs risk of looking naïve & lacking influence in face of geo-political realities.
Populist autocrats throughout the #LatAm region have sought to undermine elections and weaken democratic institutions in an effort to stay in power - glad to see so many people in #Mexico protesting these actions, standing up to #AMLO and for #democracy
More than 100,000 people took to the streets in cities across Mexico on Sunday to protest new laws hobbling the nation’s election agency, in what demonstrators said was a repudiation of the president’s efforts to weaken a pillar of democracy. https://t.co/9zEiOQDRzK
Loved moderating this discussion about #Brazil, the Amazon and how we can combat deforestation. Particularly timely too following Biden-#Lula meeting at the White House and US commitment to the Amazon Fund. Thank you Romulo Sampaio for sharing your views and @WACATL for hosting!
Learn about and discuss the impact of climate change on the Amazon rainforest, and how it's affecting us all.
Members get exclusive access to this virtual forum.