Bush and ChÃ¡vez Spar at Distance Over Latin Visit
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President Bush ended up competing for attention with President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela, who called the American visit an act of imperialism, adding, âGringo, go home!â
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President Bush came to Colombia to pledge support for President Ãlvaro Uribe as leftist leaders in the region seek to counter U.S. influence.
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Taunted by leftist President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, President Bush on Friday insisted the United States is not neglecting Latin America and celebrated an alternative-fuels pact with Brazil as proof.
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By Steve Holland SANTIAGO  - President Bush reached out to LatinAmerica on Sunday with a pledge to pursue immigration reformbut a security scuffle that he inserted himself into created alasting image for this year's summit of Asia-Pacific leaders.
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Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.
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President Bush aims to dispel the perception of U.S. neglect of Latin America and burnish an American reputation damaged by the Iraq war, undertaking a second-term diplomatic offensive in the region akin to his recent courting of Europe.
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President Bushâs tour seems in part geared to counter the influence of President Hugo ChÃ¡vez of Venezuela.
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CARTAGENA, Colombia President Bush is shrugging off a pair of security flaps during his just-concluded visit to Chile. In one incident, Chilean security guards barred Bush&#39;s Secret Service detail from a dinner
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The Venezuelan leader lashes out at US policy towards Latin America as he and the US president continue rival tours.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are both campaigning in New Mexico on Monday in tandem swings through the Southwest on their way to Wednesday night's final debate in Arizona. Bush criticized Kerry on the war on terror, while Kerry criticized the president's energy policies.
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President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president on Saturday, courting another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to co-opt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet: Venezuela's firebrand, Hugo Chavez.
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President Bush tried to mend relations in Latin America with fresh promises of immigration reform Sunday while a new security spat surfaced with Chile after an embarrassing fracas in which Bush intervened.
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Bee Washington Bureau. CORAL GABLES, Fla. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed repeatedly Thursday evening in a series of sharp exchanges on foreign policy that revealed starkly different
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President Bush sought to soothe strained ties with Mexico on Tuesday by promising to prod Congress to overhaul tough U.S. immigration policies. But Mexican President Felipe Calderon criticized U.S. plans for a 700-mile border fence and said Bush must do more to curb American drug appetites.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- President Bush embarked today on his longest trip ever to Latin America in an effort to reassure a region that has felt neglected for years and to offer a fresh U.S. commitment to what he calls "social justice" for the impoverished neighbors of the United States.
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Police clashed Thursday with students, environmentalists and left-leaning Brazilians protesting a visit by President Bush and his push for an ethanol energy alliance with Latin America's largest nation.
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There were protesters as President Bush landed Monday in this seaside city for a visit &#151; but they were far outnumbered by Colombians thankful for the aid Washington has poured into their country to combat drug trafficking and guerrillas.