Washington, DC—On February 5, 2016, Miriam Kornblith, the director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program at the National Endowment for Democracy, joined Moderator Diana Villiers Negroponte of The Wilson Center to speak to WFPG about the current energy crisis in Venezuela and how falling oil prices are affecting the economy and the government.

WFPG President Patricia Ellis with Speaker Miriam Kornblith and Moderator Diana Villiers Negroponte		Miriam Kornblith addresses the WFPG
Diana Negroponte moderates the conversation		Ambassador Hunaina Sultan of Oman
Members Elizabeth Stevens and Ann Pincus listen to the discussion		Patricia Ellis, Diana Villiers Negroponte, and Miriam Kornblith
Diana Negroponte opens the Q&A		Beatriz Arizia during the Q&A
Maria Santagelo of WFPG Corporate Advisory Council Member McLarty Associates		Anne Howard-Tristani and Christine Tristani
Miriam Kornblith and Ambassador Francisco Obadiah of Nicaragua exchange contact information		WFPG members and guests