5th Summit of the Americas
Trinidad and Tobago
April 17 - 19, 2009

Washington — The fifth Summit of the Americas in April will promote human prosperity, energy security, environmental sustainability, public security and democratic governance. All 34 democratically elected heads of state are gathering in Port of Spain, the capital city of Trinidad and Tobago, for three days of meetings and talks on the future of the Western Hemisphere and to examine political, social and economic issues confronting the region.

The overarching goal of the summit is to improve the lives and livelihoods of all residents of the Americas.

It is also President Obama’s first meeting with all the leaders of Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada at the same time. There will be no representative from Cuba at the conference.

The 2009 summit’s theme is “Securing our citizens’ future by promoting human prosperity, energy security and environmental sustainability.” The draft declaration of commitment of this summit combines the traditional summit declaration and plan of action into one document that proposes 65 commitments under broad themes: human prosperity, energy security, environmental sustainability, public security and democratic governance.

For more information, please visit the Fifth Summit of the Americas website.

• Ask Secretary Clinton:  Secretary Clinton Town Hall on April 17, 2009
• The Summit Process
• Youtube video: What is the Summit of the Americas
• Video: Jeffrey Davidow, White House Advisor on the Summit of the Americas, discusses the U.S. Agenda for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 17-19
• Download: "Fifth Summit of the Americas: Securing Our Citizens' Future" (pdf)
• "Biden on a New Day for Partnership in the Americas"