Globalization and Democracy:
The Chilean Case

Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 4:00 PM
Location: Skylight Conference Room - 9102
Graduate School and University Center
365 5th Ave.

Juan Gabriel Valdés
Chile's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations
Former Foreign Minister

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.

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