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.
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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