Activists and organizers gathered at the People’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles to hear opening remarks from Bolivian Senate President Andrónico Rodríguez. Mexico City, Mexico, June 9, 2022 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Summit of the Americas is off to an inauspicious start after several of the region’s leaders followed through on their commitment to skip the event over US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. The 9th Summit of the Americas was meant to be an opportunity for the US to show a renewed commitment to the region after former President Donald Trump snubbed the previous summit but has instead turned into a diplomatic debacle for the Biden administration.