[2] The Summit of the Americas accepted a Declaration of Principles to aid in the process of discussing a continent wide trade bloc.

The declaration principles included: Partnership for Development and Prosperity which meant that the heads of all the states in the Americas were committed to promote democracy, its values, and various institutions.

The thirty-four nations that met in Miami understood that democracy requires an attack on all corruption which is what the agreement stated.

The function of these summits is to foster discussion of a variety of issues affecting the western hemisphere.

[3] The summits which garnered most general public and media attention were the Quebec City[4] and Mar del Plata events, both provoking very large anti-globalization and anti–Free Trade Area of the Americas protests.