A Good News Story for the U.S.

By Shannon K. O'Neil

Shannon K. O'Neil is the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). An expert on Latin America, U.S.-Mexico relations, global trade, corruption, democracy, and immigration, O'Neil directed CFR's Independent Task Force on North America: Time for a New Focus, as well as the Independent Task Force on U.S.-Latin America Relations: A New Direction for a New Reality. O'Neil is a member of the board of directors of Rassini Sab de CV and serves on the advisory committee for the Inter-American Foundation. She has lived and worked in Mexico and Argentina, and travels extensively in Latin America. She was a Fulbright scholar; a Justice, Welfare, and Economics fellow at Harvard University; and has taught Latin American politics at Columbia University. Before turning to policy, O'Neil worked in the private sector as an equity analyst at Indosuez Capital and Credit Lyonnais Securities. She holds a BA from Yale University, an MA in international relations from Yale University, and a PhD in government from Harvard University.

From Washington’s perspective, the majority of recent changes in government in Latin America have been welcome.  The Cipher Brief asked Shannon O’Neil, the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America at the Council on Foreign Relations, to explain why she thinks Latin America is a “good news story” with pragmatic leaders that can partner with the United States.

The Cipher Brief: You have testified that Latin America is a “good news story.” What makes you say that? And how do you see the state of U.S. engagement in Latin America?

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