Updated

Nestor Kirchner Speaks Out About Current Controversies

Ex president Nestor Kirchner led a rally in Santiago del Estero province for the inauguration of a beltway in the provincial capital, accompanied by Governor Gerardo Zamora. He spoke about the media and the current issues involving the government and the press.

Read More

US and UK media "blast" Kirchners' attacks on the media

British daily Financial Times ran an op-ed Tuesday morning blasting Argentina's presidential couple for their attempt to "secure a lock-hold on Argentina's press," and accusing them of mirroring the "black arts" tactics of the Mexican Institutional Revolutionary party.

Read More

ATFA Sends Letter to Secretary of State Clinton

We write today in reference to your scheduled meeting with Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman on August 11. We are concerned by Foreign Minister Timerman's recent record of providing misinformation about Argentina's long-outstanding debt to U.S. lenders, as well as the Argentine government's recent efforts to distort your remarks on this general subject and those of other US State Department officials. We urge you to take the opportunity of this meeting to underscore to Minister Timerman the importance that his government finally resolve this important issue and set the public record straight.

Read More

Argentina Accuses Clarin and La Nacion of Conspiring with Military Dictators

The Argentine government moved Tuesday to take over the country's only newsprint maker, alleging two leading newspapers illegally conspired with military dictators to control the company three decades ago and then used it to drive competing media out of business.

Read More

ATFA's Nancy Soderberg and Ken Adelman Co-Author an Opinion Piece in The Huffington Post Discussing the Lack of Responsibility in Argentina

"Tis deeds must win the prize" says the character in Taming of the Shrew. The global bond market has bestowed no prize upon Argentina, since its president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has performed no deeds worthy of any.

Last month, Argentina put forward its Global 2017 bond offering but the markets are not buying, forcing the government to extend its offer until June 22, a stunning vote of no confidence in the policies of President Kirchner. The international message to Argentina was loud and clear: No deeds, no prize. Investors don't trust you, or your policies. Looking over Argentina's record on financial responsibility, it's no wonder why.

Read More

Press Release: American Task Force Argentina Applauds Members of Congress for New Push to Hold Argentina Accountable for Outstanding Debts to Americans

WASHINGTON American Task Force Argentina (ATFA), a coalition of 40 taxpayer, investor, educator, Latino and agriculture organizations, today commended Congressmen Michael McMahon and Russ Carnahan and other members of the U.S. House of Representatives for introducing H.R. 5564, the Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act (JEFSA). The legislation would impose penalties on wealthy and middle-income countries that, like Argentina, deliberately ignore their financial and legal obligations to U.S. citizens.

"Representatives McMahon and Carnahan and their colleagues just took a giant step in the long journey to justice for U.S. taxpayers," ATFA Executive Director Robert Raben said. "Argentina has been ignoring its creditors and defaulting on court judgments for almost a decade. All three branches of the U.S. government are clearly on the record telling Argentina that enough is enough."

Read More

Latest News

• 9/02/10
  Kirchner criticizes those who 'cover up the truth' and serve as 'obstacles' (Buenos Aires Herald)
  


• 9/02/10
  'Kirchner has no chance of being elected in second round,' Duhalde (Buenos Aires Herald)
  


• 9/01/10
  FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Argentina (Reuters)
  


• 9/01/10
  Default Concerns Put on Hold as Fernandez Economy Grows: Argentina Credit (Bloomberg)
  


• 9/01/10
  High-Yield Debt Sales Stall as Economy Slows, Returns Fade: New Bond Alert (Bloomberg)
  


• 9/01/10
  UK and US media blast the Kirchners for attempting "to lock-hold the press" (Mercopress)
  


• 8/30/10
  Black arts against Argentine press (Financial Times)
  


• 8/30/10
  Argentina Stocks Slump On Wall Street Decline; Bonds Mixed (Wall Street Journal)
  


• 8/30/10
  Peso Heads Toward Longest Losing Streak Since Peg Busted: Argentina Credit (Bloomberg)
  


• 8/30/10
  Kirchner's Assault on the Press (Wall Street Journal)
  

Click here for more news.

U.S. Government
Takes Action

Click here to view letters by the Administration and Members of Congress on Argentina's debt and economic policies.

The Debt and Europe

Click Here To Read More

ATFA Member Spotlight

National Taxpayer's Union

Open Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives: Protect Taxpayers from Judgment-Evading Nations

Click here to view other ATFA member activity

Join Us
Show your support for ATFA and our work regarding debt default by joining our growing list of supporters.

Tell Your Friends
Do you have friends or colleagues who would be interested in supporting ATFA? Send them an invitation to this site by clicking here.