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Article: Likely Gore, Bush foreign policy teams offer few insights into Latin American views.(United States-Latin America)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- America's Insider
- Article date:
- October 27, 2000
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WASHINGTON -- Although it is possible to determine the most likely members of an incoming president's foreign policy team, it is usually more difficult to evaluate who will handle Latin American policy. This is because of the unfortunate fact that Latin America is seldom a priority as far as US foreign policy is concerned.
Secretaries of state and heads of the National Security Council are usually selected - in addition to their political connections - because of their abilities in European or Middle Eastern affairs, finance or other areas perceived as being more important than Latin America.
While these top foreign policy officials have ...