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U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. spoke May 7 at the Institute of the Americas about economic development in the Philippines. Photo by Russell EdwardsLA JOLLA – Despite China’s historic ties to the Philippines, the two countries are now locked in an escalating dispute over the South China Sea.

China told its citizens on May 10 that they are not safe in the Philippines and state media warned of war as a month-long dispute over the South China Sea threatened to spin out of control.

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LA JOLLA - High-level representatives from Central America’s electric sector met at the Institute of the Americas on April 10 & 11 for a two-day strategic planning workshop. The two-day meeting was convened to develop a project action plan and was the latest component of the Institute’s work with the United States Department of State to support implementation of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) project and regional electric integration.

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President Barack Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos spoke during the April 14-15 Summit of the Americas in Cartagena. Photo by Getty Images.LA JOLLA – As the Obama administration grapples with a Secret Service scandal, Colombia is emerging as a regional leader that focused the Summit of the Americas on issues of importance to ordinary citizens, said John Feeley, a top U.S. State Department official.

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Colombian Ambassador Gabriel Silva Luján said the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement “generates mutual respect and symmetry between our two countries.” Photo by Lee TablewskiLA JOLLA – Colombia is pushing back against terrorists and drug cartels that once dominated the country to emerge as a regional economic powerhouse built on foreign investment and trade, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Gabriel Silva Lujan said during an April 24 presentation at the Institute of the Americas.

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