The fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, scheduled to be held on April 17-19, 2009, will be the first hemispheric forum for U.S. President Barack Obama to engage with leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean. The Port of Spain Summit will also be the first meeting of all 34 democratic heads of government from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States since the contentious 2005 Summit in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Taking place less than four months after his inauguration, the Summit could set the tone for hemispheric relations during the early stages of his Administration. Read this new Congressional Research Service report…