FromMarch8thto14th,2007,USPresidentGeorgeW.BushpaidanvisittofiveLatinAmericanstatesofBrazil,Uruguay,Colombia,GuatemalaandMexico.Thisvisit,withthelargestnumberofLatinAmericanstatesvisitedandthelongestdurationsinceBushcametooffice,wasanimportantdiplomaticmovethatdemonstratestheUS'sdeterminationtoregainits'backyard'aswellasmajorpolicyadjustmentsoftheUStowardsLatinAmerica.