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2001 EventsGlobalization and Democracy: The Chilean Case
Juan Gabriel Valdés
Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés has held diverse
positions in Chile, including Head of the Vice Ministry for International
Economic Affairs; Director of the International Division of the Ministry
of Finance and Coordinator of the NAFTA Negotiating Team; and Lead Negotiator
of the trade agreement between Chile and Canada. Dr. Valdés holds
a Ph.D. from Princeton University, where he wrote a dissertation on
the economic model implemented in Chile during the Pinochet regime.
He experienced exile in the United States during Chile's military dictatorship.
In Washington, he worked with Chile's Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Orlando Letelier at the Institute for Policy Studies. He taught and
conducted research in Mexico's Latin American Institute for Transnational
Studies, the Economic Research and Development Center (CIDE), and other
institutions. After returning to Chile, he combined professional and
academic activities with active participation in the political struggle
for democracy. Dr. Valdés has worked as consultant for the UN's
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) and
the UN Program for Development (PNUD). He has published several papers
on international relations, including relations between the United States
and Chile. When: Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 4:00 PM
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