Working group on latin america

The Inter-American Dialogue’s Working Group on Latin America brings together a select group of political, academic, and civil society leaders from across the Americas in order to guide policy cooperation across the globe. Started in 2001, the group meets annually, traditionally alternating between Washington, DC, and major cities in Latin America such as Mexico City, Bogota, Lima, Quito, Santiago, and Rio de Janeiro. The interdisciplinary and international makeup of leaders convened by the Working Group generates high-quality analysis, elevating debates around hemispheric issues in every representative’s country.

Funders of this program have included the Swedish Agency for International Development, the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America.

WORKING GROUP MEMBERS

The Inter-American Dialogue aims to continue growing the membership of the Working Group on Latin America while not losing the focus and rapport that the group has developed over the years. Participants are able to debate frequently, repeatedly, and in an off-the-record setting in a spirit of mutual trust.

Working Group members change for every meeting, and special guests are also invited to brief the group on specific topics. These are just some of the members that have joined us over the years:

Carlos Basombrío – Former Minister of the Interior, Peru

Rebecca Bill Chavez – Non Resident Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue

Bruno Binetti – Non Resident Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue

Monica de Bolle – Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Dialogue Member

Catalina Botero – Dean of the Law School, Universidad de los Andes; Dialogue Member

Fernando Cepeda Ulloa – Colombian Political Scientist, Professor & Diplomat; Dialogue Member

Laura Chinchilla – Former President of Costa Rica; Co-Chair, Inter-American Dialogue

Gino Costa – Member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru

Carlos Dada – Journalist & Director, El Faro, El Salvador

Lucia Dammert – Associate Professor, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

George Gray Molina – Advisor, Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean at UNDP; Dialogue Member

Peter Hakim – President Emeritus & Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue

Luis Vicente Leon – Director, Datanálisis, Venezuela

Abraham F. Lowenthal – Professor Emeritus, University of Southern California; Dialogue Member

Andrés Malamud – Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon

César Montúfar – Political Scientist & Professor, Ecuador

Maria Victoria Murillo – Director, Institute of Latin American Studies and Professor, Columbia University

Rodrigo Pardo – Colombian Journalist & Former Foreign Minister

Andrés Rozental – Mexican Career Diplomat; Dialogue Member

Natalia Saltalamacchia – Professor, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Michael Shifter – President, Inter-American Dialogue

Matias Spektor – Associate Professor of International Relations, Fundação Getúlio Vargas; Dialogue Member

Eduardo Stein – Diplomat & Former Vice President of Guatemala; Dialogue Member

Maria Celia Toro – Professor, International Studies Center, Colegio de México

Juan Gabriel Valdés – Chilean Diplomat, Former Foreign Minister & Ambassador

FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON EACH OF THE MEETINGS OF THE WORKING GROUP, PLEASE CONSULT OUR ANNUAL REPORTS.

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