Please come and join in an interactive online discussion with U.S. ambassadors to six countries, including Paraguay, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Argentina, Uruguay and Guatemala.

The webchat will take place on December 5, 2008, at 11 a.m. EST (16:00 GMT).

Schedule of events:

11–11:30 a.m.

U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Liliana Ayalde
Biography: http://paraguay.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html

U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Peter Cianchette
Biography: http://sanjose.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html

11:30 a.m.–12 noon

U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Robert Callahan
Biography: http://nicaragua.usembassy.gov/bio.html

U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Earl Anthony Wayne
Biography: http://argentina.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html

12 noon–12:30 p.m.

U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay Frank Baxter
Biography: http://montevideo.usembassy.gov/

U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala Stephen McFarland
Biography: http://guatemala.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html

This webchat will take place at https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/wha. No registration is needed. Simply choose "Enter as a Guest," type in your preferred screen name and join the discussion.

The transcript of this webchat will be available on Ask America’s webchat page, where information about upcoming webchats is also available.