It's the United States' party. But Mexico wants a say on the guest list
CNN
A growing number of countries are threatening to snub the US-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, amid controversy over its guest list.
The summit, organized this year by US President Joe Biden's administration, was intended to convene leaders from across the Americas in Los Angeles to discuss common policy issues. As host country, the United States has the right to draw up its guest list.
In April, US Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols told reporters that authoritarian Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were unlikely to be invited. The high-level conference would instead focus on the Western Hemisphere's democracies, Nichols said.
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