Bush tries to win Latin America's hearts and minds
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President George W. Bush opened a diplomatic drive on Friday to win the hearts and minds of skeptical Latin Americans and counter an anti-U.S. challenge led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Security concerns dominate Bush's Latin American trip. The view from inside the bubble.
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ANCHORENA PARK, Uruguay  - President Bush stuck to talk of trade and friendship on Saturday during a Latin American tour, ignoring provocations from ideological rival Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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As U.S. President George W. Bush works his way through Latin America on a seven-day, five-nation tour, he is being met by all sorts of protests -- but perhaps none as striking as one set for Monday. A group of Mayan leaders has vowed to "spiritually cleanse" an ancient Mayan site after the president stops by.
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A tour of Latin America gives Bush a chance to strengthen ties.  But Venezuela's president thinks it's a trick.
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World leaders have been flooding President Bush with congratulatory calls since his reelection victory, but at least one -- Spain&#39;s Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero -- appears to be having trouble getting through.
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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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Venezuela's firebrand leader said Friday that President Bush's Latin American tour was nothing more than an attempt to improve America's image, dismissing pledges of U.S. aid as a cynical attempt to "confuse" the region.
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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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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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Amid the discord over administration foreign policy, President Bush has won wide acclaim for two initiatives: helping overseas AIDS victims and countries that adopt democratic reforms.
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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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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- President Bush claimed progress on trade with Uruguay's president yesterday as he courted another leftist leader on his Latin American tour. "We care about the human condition," Bush said, trying to coopt the populism of one influential leftist rival he won't meet: Venezuela's firebrand Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez.
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President Bush's trip to sunny Latin America was no day at the beach. He was buffeted by complaints about immigration laws, ethanol tariffs, the Iraq war and accusations that the United States was ignoring its southern neighbors.
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President Bush could face a hostile reception in the streets of Latin America as he begins a tour aimed at winning back friends in a region where his administration is deeply unpopular.
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NEW YORK - President Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision of a planet with less hunger, disease and oppression.    Exactly six weeks before Election Day, Bush is equally concerned about his audience at home...
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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.