The United States is hosting the Ninth Summit of the Americas this week in Los Angeles, California, with a focus on “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future” for our hemisphere.
The leaders’ Summit program runs below. All times listed in Pacific Time (PT) and remain subject to change and updates.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
- 9:30AM – 11:30AM – Ministerial Meeting of the Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) chaired by The Secretary of State of the United States
- 5:00PM – 6:00PM – IX Summit of the Americas Inaugural Ceremony, hosted by The President and First Lady of the United States
Thursday, June 9, 2022
- 11:00AM – 1:30 PM – Head of Delegation Arrivals to the Summit Site
- 2:00PM – 3:45PM – Leaders’ Opening Plenary Session
- 7:30PM – Leaders’ Dinner hosted by The President and First Lady of the United States
- 6:00PM – Ministers’ Reception hosted by The Secretary of State of the United States
- 6:00PM – 9:00PM – Delegates’ Reception hosted by the City of Los Angeles
Friday, June 10, 2022
- 9:15AM – 12:30PM – Leaders’ Second Plenary Session
- 10:00AM – 11:15AM – Leaders’ Roundtables 1 & 2 with Civil Society, Private Sector, and Youth Representatives
- 11:30AM – 12:45PM – Leaders’ Roundtables 3 & 4 with Civil Society, Private Sector, and Youth Representatives
- 1:30PM – Heads of Delegation of the IX Summit of the Americas Family Photo
- 1:45PM – 3:15PM – Leaders’ Retreat and Working Luncheon hosted by The President of the United States
- 1:45PM – 3:15PM – Ministers’ Luncheon hosted by The Secretary of State of the United States
- 3:30PM – 5:15PM – Leaders’ Third Plenary Session
- 3:30PM – 4:45PM – Leaders’ Roundtables 5 & 6 with Civil Society, Private Sector, and Youth Representatives
- 5:00PM – 6:15PM – Leaders’ Roundtables 7 & 8 with Civil Society, Private Sector, and Youth Representatives
Stakeholder Forums
In the spirit of promoting greater dialogue between heads of government and the people and businesses of the Americas to address hemispheric challenges and opportunities including social inclusion, economic recovery, climate change, democracy, digital transformation, and democracy, the Summit will include three official stakeholder forums in Los Angeles, occurring adjacent to the leaders’ program:
- The Ninth Civil Society Forum (organized by the Organization of American States)
- The Sixth Young Americas Forum (organized by the Young Americas Business Trust)
- The Fourth CEO Summit of the Americas (organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
A snapshot of these Forums runs below:
Pre-Summit – Monday, June 6
- Civil Society Forum
Pre-Summit – Tuesday, June 7
- Civil Society Forum
- Young Americas Forum
- CEO Summit of the Americas
Day One – Wednesday, June 8
- Civil Society Forum
- Young Americas Forum
- CEO Summit of the Americas
Day Two – Thursday, June 9
- Young Americas Forum
- CEO Summit of the Americas
Further, we anticipate a number of concurrent unofficial side events to take place outside the Summit agenda, programmed by a wide variety of civil society or nonprofit organizers unaffiliated with the United States Government. For more information on events in the lead up to the Summit, visit the IX Summit website.