Overview
- U.S. Ambassador Peter Lamelas met presidential adviser Santiago Caputo at the Casa Rosada in a discreet session framed as a general bilateral review.
- Officials said the commercial agreement with the United States remains unfinished, with further technical rounds and presidential signatures still required.
- Government sources described the meeting as generic, while Argentina reaffirmed unconditional support for U.S. actions following Nicolás Maduro’s detention in Venezuela.
- The U.S. Embassy announced that OAS Ambassador Leandro Rizzuto will visit Argentina from January 12–15 for talks with Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno and Defense Minister Carlos Presti, with additional U.S. visits signaled.
- President Javier Milei is preparing an investor push at Argentina Week in New York on March 9–11 alongside financial partners including JP Morgan, Bank of America and Kaszek.