Blogging Latin America

corporate@bnaglobal.net (Garreth Westwood, Esq) — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:56:00 -0700

Garreth Westwood writes about last month's "non-announcement" that Canada's Prime Minister is planning a pivotal visit to key Latin American capitals this summer:

In March, the Canadian Press reported that Canada's Prime Minister Harper was planning "to say 'Hola' to Latin America" though the chattering classes appear to be disinterested. The report wasn't denied by the Prime Minister's Office yet the geopolitical signals of such a trip have been ignored by the so-called intelligentsia.

It is clear that Latin America is becoming a geopolitical priority for Harper's Conservative Government. Of course, Prime Minister Harper's mandate was to repair the relationship with the United States after years of neglect and abuse at the hands of Jean Chretien's Liberals.

Read more at: Under the Radar: A new Latin American focus? by Garreth Westwood

About GarrethWestwood.com

corporate@bnaglobal.net (Garreth Westwood, Esq) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:22:19 -0700

Welcome to GarrethWestwood.com, my official website.

Thank you for visiting GarrethWestwood.com, the official online repository of my legal commentary, my academic research, and my media analysis. My current focus is US & Canadian immigration law providing client representation and caseworking in-office and online. As I worked in private banking before entering law, I specialise in immigration services for High Net Worth clients and am able to provide pre-immigration tax planning. Consequently, I am licensed by Anguilla Financial Services and will be expanding my capabilities in other jurisdictions. I am also responsible for opening our firm's Latin American hub office in Mexico.

My primary research interests include what I call "relocation law" and the taxation implications of international living. I am also interested in geopolitics and am working on a theory of "ethno-psephology" and decision theory. I maintain an interest in behavioural finance and international trade.

I am a member of the International Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants and the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants. I practice in the UK & Ireland, Canada, and the Philippines and have correspondant offices in the US and Mexico.

Academically, I hold a MA in Economics from Glasgow University, Adam Smith's alma mater, the Certified Financial Planner designation, and post-graduate legal licensing coursework. I am currently working towards my Juris Doctor on a part-time basis and plan to sit the California Bar.

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Warm regards,
Garreth Westwood