Salomé Ramírez Vargas

Associate Director, Communications at @ACLatAm @AtlanticCouncil | Storytelling in Spanglish | Views are my own.

[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

📊 New Economic Pulse of the Americas: Cuba’s economic collapse was years in the making.

Dive into our latest explainer on the data behind Cuba’s economic free fall, from shrinking GDP and collapsing trade to the decline of tourism, sugar, construction, and the island’s productive base.

🔗 Click here to explore our latest analysis: https://t.co/VW17Vonzeh

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[Benito Antonio @sanbenito]

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇨🇴 Colombia votes this Sunday in a presidential election that could shape the country’s security strategy, economic agenda, and relationship with the United States.

AALAC’s @salomervargas breaks down three things we’ll be watching as the country heads into election weekend.

Tune in Monday at 11:00 a.m. ET for our X Space on the results, election-day dynamics, and what comes next for Colombia: https://t.co/kZrMhTNcCn

#ACColombia #ACLatAm

[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇻🇪 What does the future hold for the press in #Venezuela after Maduro?

Today, @David_Culver, @javiervegau, @coweddle, and Samantha Vinograd joined @salomervargas for a conversation on the dangers reporters have faced while covering Venezuela, the role of independent media, and what must change for press freedom to recover.

Thank you to Adrienne Arsht, Andrew Peek, and everyone who joined us for this important discussion.

#ACLatAm #ACVenezuela

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“One morning, I woke up very early in the morning at about 6-6:30 in the morning, there were 4 to 5 heavily armed members of the Military Directorate of Counterintelligence outside my door.”

US journalist @coweddle tells @salomervargas about his deportation from Venezuela.

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Local journalists in Venezuela working for regional outlets are most at risk, says @Telemundo National Correspondent Javier Vega.

“For international journalists, we just get in and out, but they [local journalists] stay there,” he tells @ACLatAm’s @salomervargas.

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📺 @Telemundo National Correspondent @javiervegau tells @salomervargas that @ForoPenal confirms there are no more Venezuelan journalists in prison at this moment.

While that’s “a huge change,” he adds, “fear has not disappeared at all.”

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“Unless you have institutions that you can trust, unless you have a judiciary system that can be trusted, unless there’s institutional reform, there will be no freedom of the press [in Venezuela],” @Telemundo’s @javiervegau tells @ACLatAm’s @salomervargas.

[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

WATCH | During IMF/World Bank Week, the @AtlanticCouncil’s @ACLatAm asked regional leaders how their countries are adjusting to conflict abroad, market uncertainty, and changing trade dynamics.

Hear from @FelipeChapman, Panama’s minister of economy and finance (@Mef_Pma); @LuisCaputoAR, Argentina’s minister of economy (@MinEconomia_Ar); Gabriel Oddone, Uruguay’s minister of economy and finance (@mef_Uruguay); @DavendranathTa, Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of finance; @MariaLuisaHayem, El Salvador’s minister of economy; @roberto_lagos_m, president of the Central Bank of Honduras; and @CarlosDCarvallo, president of the Central Bank of Paraguay (@BCP_PY).

▶️ Watch the recap video.

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🇻🇪 Today on #VenezuelaWeekly, here’s what to know:

➡ Delcy Rodríguez replaces long-time Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino
➡ The US issues new licenses easing sanctions tied to PDVSA
➡ The US flag is raised at the embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019
➡ Venezuela defeats the United States 3–2 to win its first World Baseball Classic title

🎥 Watch today’s episode for the latest analysis.

#ACVenezuela #ACLatAm @AtlanticCouncil

[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇻🇪 Today on #VenezuelaWeekly, here’s what to know:

➡ Venezuela receives $300 million from oil sales under the US-brokered deal.

➡ The US continues maritime enforcement, seizing another sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuelan oil exports.

➡ At Davos, President Trump places Venezuela within broader global security and energy conversations.

➡ María Corina Machado takes her message to the OAS.

🎥 Watch today’s episode for our insights on current developments.

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

Join us virtually! 2026 could reshape Latin America and the Caribbean’s future.

The US capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro set the stage for a year of defining stories in the region. The months ahead could reshape the region’s future as electoral shifts, geopolitical pressure, and economic questions converge.

Tune in on Monday, January 12 at 10:00 a.m. ET for a conversation examining the political, security, and financial forces most likely to drive headlines across the Americas in 2026.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/ugTb8SNy4f
🎤: @ckubeNBC, @EMPosts, @Jacquiecharles, @mj_stott, @javiervegau, @jmarczak and @salomervargas.

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇻🇪 As another week of heightened activity continues, here’s what we are watching on #VenezuelaWeekly:

➡ The US escalates pressure on Maduro with a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.

➡ House Republicans reject efforts to curb Trump’s Venezuela campaign.

➡ María Corina Machado departs Oslo.

➡ Mexican and Brazilian presidents call for dialogue on Venezuela.

🎥 Catch up on this week’s top developments.

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🔍 We are hiring!

Join the @AtlanticCouncil's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center as our next Project Assistant in Washington, DC. In this role, you will support operations, help plan and execute public and private events, manage logistics, and assist with special projects across the Center, among other tasks.

Applications submitted by December 1, 2025, will be prioritized for consideration.

🔗 Apply here: https://t.co/LD0tw2M8Cz

#ACLatAm

[Cancillería de República Dominicana @MIREXRD]

COMUNICADO: MIREX anuncia posposición de la Cumbre de las Américas.
📲🌐https://t.co/MOaTsfHX5a

[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

It’s been a year of impact at the @AtlanticCouncil's Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center.

From hosting presidents to convening 80+ events, 30+ publications, visits to more than a dozen countries, and engaging in bipartisan dialogue, we remain committed to broadening understanding of #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean while demonstrating the significance of the region in a rapidly changing world.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our work and joined us along the way. Stay tuned for more to come before the year ends!

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇨🇱 We’re less than one month away from #Chile’s presidential elections on November 16. AALAC’s Program Assistant, Maite G. Latorre, breaks down five key things to know as the country prepares to choose its next president.

🎥 Watch the full explainer to learn more.

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

🇨🇴 From Bogotá’s halls of Congress to San Basilio de Palenque, our 2025 bipartisan US-Colombia Congressional Fellows met with community leaders and cultural organizations to learn about the security and economic challenges facing Afro-Colombians, and the initiatives underway to support inclusion and opportunity.

🎥 Watch highlights from the visit in our reel.

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

As the US continues its military efforts in the Caribbean, what are the key points to know?

AALAC’s Senior Fellow, @GRamsey_LatAm, breaks down three things to watch for.

🔗 Read our latest analysis: https://t.co/8ssX7WoAsV

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[Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative @ACLatAm]

READ | Colombia faces a pivotal test. President Petro’s push for a constituent assembly has alarmed experts as the country reels from political violence. @enmime and @GRamsey_LatAm examine what this reveals about the state of the country’s democracy and what’s at stake for US-Colombia relations.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/B2g8QjASik

#ACLatAm #ACColombia
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