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The ‘Great America’ Stretches from Canada to Tierra Del Fuego, Washington Says
Christopher Landau met with Paraguayan President Peña to discuss regional security and investment opportunities.
On Monday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau began a three-day visit to Paraguay, where he announced that U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are interested “on refocusing attention on the Western Hemisphere.”
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Landau specified that their attention is focused specifically on “the Great America,” a territory that Washington considers extending from Canada to Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of South America.
During the day, the senior U.S. official met with President Santiago Peña and Vice President Pedro Alliana as part of a visit he described as “very important” for U.S. diplomacy, which seeks to explore investment opportunities and regional security.
“We talked about security issues. Paraguay is located in the heart of South America, and I think there are many opportunities to strengthen those ties,” he said after meeting with Peña and Alliana.
🇵🇾🇺🇸 El presidente Santiago Peña recibió al subsecretario de Estado adjunto de Estados Unidos, Christopher Landau, quien inició una visita oficial de tres días a Paraguay.
— IP Paraguay (@IPParaguay) October 19, 2026
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The text reads, “President Santiago Peña received the U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of State, Christopher Landau, who began a three-day official visit to Paraguay.”
He also indicated that his visit recognizes “the great importance” of the relationship between the two nations and that there are “many win-win situations given Paraguay’s great potential” for investors.
On Monday, Landau arrived accompanied by a delegation of U.S. business executives and Juan Pablo Segura, deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.
On social media, President Peña posted a welcome message in Guarani and Spanish in response to a post by Landau, who lived in Paraguay from 1972 to 1977, when his father, George Landau, served as ambassador to the South American country during the U.S.-backed dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-1989).
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Source: EFE
