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September, 2009
Woodrow Wilson Public Service Award
Monday, September 21 2009, 1:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution will present the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service to His Excellency Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, at a dinner to be held on September 21, 2009, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil and Eike F. Batista, chairman and CEO of the Brazilian EBX Group will serve as the dinner co-chairs for this prestigious event.
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La inserción económica internacional de Uruguay
Monday, September 14 2009, 8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Offsite event in Montevideo, Uruguay
Sergio Abreu, Consejo Uruguayo de Relaciones Internacionales; José Raúl Perales, Woodrow Wilson Center; Roberto Porzecanski, Tufts University; Pedro da Motta Veiga, Centro de Estudos de Integração e Desenvolvimento; Marcel Vaillant, Universidad de la República; Alvaro Ons, Ministerio de Economía; Gerardo Caetano, Universidad de la República; Roberto Porzecanski, Tufts University; Javier Silva, Instituto Cuesta – PIT CNT; José Botafogo Gonçalves, Conselho Brasileiro das Relaçoes Internacionais; Gustavo Bittencourt, Oficina de Planificación y Presupuesto; Inés Terra, Universidad de la República; Fernando Borraz, Universidad de la República; Carlos Pérez del Castillo, United Nations Development Programme; Julio Lacarte Muró, OAS; Ope Pasquet, Partido Colorado; Javier de Haedo, Partido Nacional; Gonzalo Pérez del Castillo, Partido Independiente; Elbio Fuscaldo, Cámara de Industrias de Uruguay; Pedro da Motta Veiga, Centro de Estudos de Integração e Desenvolvimento; Carlos Luján, Universidad de la República; Roberto Conde, Partido Socialista del Uruguay- Frente Amplio
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July, 2009
Poverty, Inequality, and the “New Left” in Latin America
Tuesday, July 21 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Nora Lustig, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics, Tulane University and Nonresident Fellow, Center for Global Development
Santiago Levy, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank
Carolina Sánchez-Páramo, Senior Economist, Poverty and Reduction Group, The World Bank
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That Little Infernal Cuban Republic:
U.S. Policies Toward Cuba in Historical Perspective
Wednesday, July 15 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Lars Schoultz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tomás Bilbao, Cuba Study Group
Ignacio Sanchez, DLA Piper
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Innovation in Brazil, India, and South Africa: A New Drive for Economic Growth and Development
Wednesday, July 15 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Event will take place in Geneva
Ambassador Roberto Azevedo, Permanent Representative, Brazilian Mission in Geneva; Rafael Oliva, Advisor to the Presidency, Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES); Sérgio Queiroz, Assistant Coordinator of Scientific Innovation, The State of São Paulo Research Foundation; Paulo Sotero, Director of the Brazil Institute; Mr. Yonah Seleti, Director General, Department of Science and Technology, Pretoria; N.N. Prasad, Chief of Staff to the Director General, WIPO; Dominique Foray, Chair in Economics and Management of Innovation, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Ricardo Sennes, Professor of International Relations, Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-SP)
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Energy and Oil Reform in the Americas
Tuesday, July 07 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Chris Garman, Eurasia Group; Ana Maria Sanjuan, Universidad Central de Venezuela; Roger Tissot, PFC Energy; Duncan Wood, ITAM
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June, 2009
U.S.-Colombian Relations: Moving Forward
Tuesday, June 30 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
His Excellency Álvaro Uribe Vélez, President of Colombia
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Innovation in Brazil: Public Policies and Business Strategies
Friday, June 26 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Event will be held in São Paulo, Brazil.
Ambassador Sérgio Amaral, Director of the Center for American Studies at the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP); Paulo Sotero, director, Brazil Institute; Ricardo Sennes, Professor of International Relations, Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo and Associate Director, Prospectiva Consultants; Carlos Américo Pacheco, Professor, Economics Institute of UNICAMP; Francisco Higa, Professor of Administration, FAAP
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Governance in Guatemala
Thursday, June 04 2009, 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Francisco Jiménez, Secretario Técnico, Consejo Nacional de Seguridad
Ana Garita, Chief of Staff, Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (CICIG)
Ricardo Stein, Special Advisor to the Regional Coordinator of the United Nations in Guatemala
Sylvia Gereda, Director, El Periódico
Nery Rodenas, Executive Director, Office of Human Rights, Archdiocese of Guatemala
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Trends and Best Practices in Environmental Dispute Resolution in Latin America
Wednesday, June 03 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Pablo Lumerman, Director, Fundacion Cambio Democrático; Mara Hernández, Director, Centro de Colaboración Cívica, A.C.–México; Carlos Salazar, Director, Socios Peru: Centro de Colaboración Cívica
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Human Rights: Challenges of the Past & Challenges for the Future
Tuesday, June 02 2009, 8:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Margaret Crahan- St. Edward's University
George Martin-St. Edward's University
Katherine Hite- Vassar College
James Sweet- University of Wisconsin
Francisco Quiroz- Universidad Nacional de San Marco, Perú
Alexander Wilder- Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
Jo-Marie Burt- George Mason University
Elizabeth Lira- Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
Debora Benchoam, Inter-American Commission of Human Rights
Tom Weiss- Ralph Bunche Institute Graduate Center, CUNY
Tom J. Farer- Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Denver University
Carlos Portales- Ministry of Foreign Relations, Chile
George Vickers- Open Society Institute
Leana Bresnahan- Human Rights Office, U.S. Southern Command
Ariel Armony- Colby College
Mark Ungar- Brooklyn College & The Graduate Center, CUNY
Denise Stanley- University of California Fullerton
Joy Olson- Washington Office on Latin America
Ramona Hernández- Dominican Studies Institute, CUNY
Henry (Chip) Carey- Georgia State University
Sonia Picado Sotela- Inter-American Institute of Human Rights
Marcelo Varela- Americas Program, The Carter Center
José Thompson-Center for Electoral Assistance and Promotion (CAPEL), Inter-American Institute of Human Rights
Priscilla Hayner- Peace & Justice Program, International Center for Transitional Justice
Luigi Einaudi- National Defense University
Luis Maira- Ambassador of Chile to Argentina
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May, 2009
Andean Cocaine: The Making of a Global Drug
Thursday, May 28 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Paul Gootenberg, Stony Brook University, State University of New York
Rensselaer W. Lee III, Global Advisory Services, Inc.
Coletta Youngers, Washington Office on Latin America
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Emerging Powers: India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) and the Future of South-South Cooperation
Friday, May 22 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The speakers include: Ambassador Arun Kumar Singh, deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India in Washington; Secretary Figueiredo de Souza, assistant of the IBSA Division of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations; Francis Kornegay, of the Institute for Global Dialogue (South Africa); Ummu Salma Bava of Jawaharlal Nehru University (India); Dr. Alcides Costa Vaz, from the Institute of International Relations of the University of Brasilia; and , Dr. Sunil Khilnani, of the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.
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Oil Security and Friendly Suppliers: Where Are We Now?
Thursday, May 14 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Joseph Dukert, Independent Energy Consultant; Duncan Wood, Director, Canadian Studies Program and Undergraduate International Relations Program, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; Otavio Cintra, Senior Vice President, Downstream, Petrobras America, Inc.
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Combating Sex Trafficking by Eliminating the Demand
Tuesday, May 12 2009, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Victor Malarek, Investigative Reporter and Author, The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It; Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Executive Director, Polaris Project; The Honorable Linda Smith, President and Founder, Shared Hope International; Moderated by Ambassador Swanee Hunt, President, Hunt Alternatives Fund
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History and Politics in Ecuador
Tuesday, May 12 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Carlos de la Torre- FLACSO Ecuador
Catherine Conaghan- Queen’s University
Steve Striffler- University of New Orleans
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April, 2009
The V Summit of the Americas: Perspectives from the Region
Friday, April 03 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Rodrigo Borja, former President of Ecuador and former Secretary-General of the Unión de Naciones Sudamericanas (UNASUR)
Olga Pellicer, Researcher, Department of International Affairs, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
Ricardo Sennes, President, Prospectiva Consultants and Profesor of International Affairs at the Pontifica Universidade Catolica - São Paolo (PUC- SP)
Francine Jacome, Executive Director, Instituto Venezolano de Estudios Sociales y Políticos (INVESP) and Director of the Red Democracia Activa
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March, 2009
A New Trade Policy for the United States: Lessons from Latin America
Friday, March 27 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Anabel González (Costa Rica)
Javier Gamboa (Colombia)
Pablo de la Flor (Perú)
Mario Arana (Nicaragua)
Stephen Lande, President, Manchester Trade, LTD
Isabel Studer (Tecnológico de Monterrey, México)
Paolo Giordano (Inter-American Development Bank)
Kevin Gallagher (GDAE and Boston University)
William Krist, Senior Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Book Launch: Brazil: A Century of Change
Tuesday, March 24 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro Co-editor, Professor of Political Science, University of São Paulo, and former secretary of state for human rights for Brazil; and Jerry Dávila Author of Foreword, and Interim Director, Latin American Studies Program and Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Perspectives on European Union (EU) Relations with Cuba
Tuesday, March 24 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Joaquín Roy
Jean Monnet Professor
Director, European Union Center
University of Miami
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The Americas and the World: A New Study on Public Opinion in Latin America on Foreign Affairs Coordinated by CIDE
Monday, March 23 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cynthia J. Arnson, Woodrow Wilson Center; Guadalupe González, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE); Jorge Schiavon, CIDE; Robert Pastor, American University; Francisco Gonzalez, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS; Armand Peschard-Sverdrup, Peschard-Sverdrup and Associates, CSIS; José Miguel Insulza, Organization of American States; Ferrán Martínez I Coma, CIDE; Miguel Angel López, Universidad de Chile; Mauricio Cárdenas, Brookings Institution; Peter Hakim, Inter-American Dialogue; Andrew Selee, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Corrupt Circles: A History of Unbound Graft in Peru
Thursday, March 19 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Alfonso Quiroz, Baruch College, City University of New York
Michael Johnston, Colgate University
Álvaro Vargas Llosa, Senior Fellow, The Center on Global Prosperity, Independent Institute
Cynthia McClintock, George Washington University
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International Efforts to Combat Organized Crime
Friday, March 13 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Cynthia Arnson, Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Luis Astorga, Researcher, Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico; Aldo Civico, Director, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University; Douglas Farah Senior Fellow, International Assessment and Strategy Center; Vanda Felbab-Brown, Fellow, Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution; Eric Olson, Senior Adviser, Security Initiative, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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February, 2009
V Symposium on International Trade
Friday, February 20 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Minister Carlos Henrique M. Abreu e Silva, Embassy of Brazil in Washington;
Aluisio de Lima-Campos, Chairman, ABCI Institute;
Lytha Spíndola, Executive Secretary, Brazil’s Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX);
Jeffrey J. Schott, Senior Fellow of Peterson Institute for International Economics;
William R. Cline, Senior Fellow of Peterson Institute for International Economics;
Otaviano Canuto, Vice President for Countries, Inter-American Development Bank;
Counselor Pompeu Andreucci Neto, Embassy of Brazil in Washington, D.C.;
Andrew W. Shoyer, Sidley Austin LLP;
J. Nicole Bivens Collinson, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.;
John R. Magnus, Miller & Chevalier;
Brad Figel,Global Director of Government Relations, Nike Inc.;
Gregory Harrington, Arnold & Porter LLP;
and Jose Raul Perales, Senior Program Associate, Latin American Program
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Elections and Democracy in El Salvador and Nicaragua
Monday, February 09 2009, 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Rubén Zamora, former presidential candidate and international democracy consultant
Margarita Escobar, Deputy, National Assembly, and former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador
Edmundo Jarquín, economist and former presidential candidate, Movimiento Renovador Sandinista
Raúl Obregón, Director, M&R Consultores, Managua
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The Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Latin America
Thursday, February 05 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
*** Please view our live webcast.***
Pamela Cox, regional vice president for the Latin American and Caribbean Region, The World Bank; Rebeca Grynspan, director, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Development Program; Arturo Porzecanski, distinguished economist-in residence, American University; Jorge I. Domínguez, Antonio Madero professor of Mexican and Latin American politics and economics, Harvard University; Robert A. King, acting senior director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council; Cynthia Arnson, director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Merilee Grindle, director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University; Eric Farnsworth, vice president, Council of the Americas/Americas Society.
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January, 2009
U.S. Foreign Policy Challenges in the 111th Congress: The Developing World
Friday, January 30 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cynthia Arnson, director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; former Congressman Howard Wolpe, director, Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson Center; Gib Clarke, coordinator, Global Health Initiative, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Cynthia Arnson,
Director
Andrew Selee,
Director, Mexico Institute
Paulo Sotero,
Director, Brazil Institute
Robert Donnelly,
Program Associate, Mexico Institute
José Raúl Perales,
Senior Program Associate
Nikki Nichols,
Program Assistant
Kate Putnam,
Program Assistant, Mexico Institute
Adam Stubits,
Program Associate
Leslie Bethell,
Senior Scholar, Brazil Institute
Joan Nelson,
Senior Scholar
Joseph S. Tulchin,
Senior Scholar
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Latin American Program
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: lap@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4030
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