U.S. left out of Lat Am’s organisation

The United States was handed a healthy helping of hemispherical humility last week when, along with Canada, it was excluded from a new organisation representing Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC. Predictably CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, has been strongly supported by Latin American political heavyweights who have fallen foul of the U.S. State Department, and at the top of that list is Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. On Friday Mr. Chavez, who appeared to have recovered from recent treatment for cancer, welcomed delegates, including Heads of State, from over 33 member-nations of the CELAC group.

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