Posted on Wed, May. 28, 2008

U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd says ''a change is coming'' to Washington this November that will improve its ties with Latin America.

The Connecticut senator and former Democratic presidential candidate met with Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera in La Paz Wednesday to smooth delicate relations between their countries.

Bolivia is one of Latin America's largest recipients of U.S. aid.

Dodd told reporters that if a Democrat wins this year's presidential election the new administration would ``spend more time thinking about our family here in the Americas.''

Washington is wary of President Evo Morales' close ties to leftist governments in Venezuela and Cuba, while the Bolivian leader has harshly criticized U.S. policy.