The Summit of the Americas is the name for one of a sequence of summits bringing together the countries of the Americas for discussion of a variety of issues. These encounters are organized by a number of multilateral bodies, including the Organization of American States.

• Miami Summit of the Americas , in Miami, United States, in 1994
• Summit of the Americas on Sustainable Development , in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, in 1995
• Santiago Summit of the Americas , in Santiago, Chile, in 1998
• Quebec City Summit of the Americas, in Quebec City, Canada, in 2001
• Monterrey Special Summit of the Americas , in Monterrey, Mexico, in 2004
• Buenos Aires Summit of the Americas , in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2005

The one most in the public eye was the Quebec City Summit of the Americas, since its discussion of the Free Trade Area of the Americas provoked a very large anti-globalization protest and attendant police response.

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• Summits of the Americas