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The United States and Latin America Partnership, and its obstacles Barack Obama’s fitful attempts to strike a new tone in relations with Latin America face new obstacles from Republicans in Congress Sep 3rd 2011 | WASHINGTON, DC| from the print edition Tweet SHORTLY after he took office in 2009, Barack Obama attended a 34-country Summit of the Americas in Trinidad where he pledged a “new era of partnership” between the two halves of the region, in place of “stale debates and old ideologies”. Honouring this promise has not been easy: Mr Obama has had other priorities, both abroad and at home, a