While Latin America is sometimes on the presidential agenda, the Caribbean outside of Haiti and Cuba has received little POTUS time since the 2009 Summit in Trinidad. A third of Summit leaders are from the Caribbean, which will allow for interactions throughout the event. Additionally, Obama will attend a meeting with Caribbean leaders following the Summit events on Sunday morning. Certainly, the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative [CBSI] will be discussed, but Caribbean leaders may have additional issues to raise with the US including their current economic problems and climate change assistance.
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