Join the Onero Institute's Latin American and Caribbean Program for a moderated discussion on the upcoming and past elections in the Latin American Region. We will explore the upcoming election in Mexico and the recent election El Salvador as well as other elections to watch in the region. Our guest speakers, Ambassador Roberta Lajous of the Wilson Center and Dr. Will Freeman of the Council on Foreign Relations will comment on their views of democratic distributions of power, rising actors and trends in regional politics, and the current state of voting rights and access across Latin America.
Location
Lindner Commons
1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
1957 E St NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA
Date & Time
April 8, 2024, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Speakers
Amb. Roberta Lajous
FELLOW, MEXICO INSTITUTE AT THE WILSON CENTER
Ambassador Roberta Lajous joined the Mexican Foreign Service in 1979 and was appointed Ambassador to Austria in 1995-1998, to Cuba in 2002-2005, to Bolivia in 2007-2010 and to Spain in 2014- 2020. She was Permanent Representative to the UN in Vienna 1995-1998 the year she served as President of the International Conference of the IAEA. She was also Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York from 2000 to 2002, responsible for Mexico's participation in the Security Council.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, she served as director general for North American Affairs 1983-1986 and for European Affairs 1986-1989. She was head of the Instituto Matías Romero (Diplomatic Academy) 1988-2000 and of Mexico´s pro tempore presidency of CELAC 2020.
At the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) she was editor of the monthy Examen magazine (1990-1995), Secretary for Internacional Affairs (1992-1994) and participated in the presidential campaigns of Luis Donaldo Colosio and Ernesto Zedillo in 1994.
She has published in specialized journals in international affairs, newspapers and magazines and is the author of one of the best sellers from El Colegio de México (her alma mater) Historia minima de las Relaciones Exteriores de México and is currently involved on a project on The Integration of North America with the same institution.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, she served as director general for North American Affairs 1983-1986 and for European Affairs 1986-1989. She was head of the Instituto Matías Romero (Diplomatic Academy) 1988-2000 and of Mexico´s pro tempore presidency of CELAC 2020.
At the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) she was editor of the monthy Examen magazine (1990-1995), Secretary for Internacional Affairs (1992-1994) and participated in the presidential campaigns of Luis Donaldo Colosio and Ernesto Zedillo in 1994.
She has published in specialized journals in international affairs, newspapers and magazines and is the author of one of the best sellers from El Colegio de México (her alma mater) Historia minima de las Relaciones Exteriores de México and is currently involved on a project on The Integration of North America with the same institution.
Dr. Will Freeman
FELLOW FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES,
COUNCIL ON FORIEGN RELATIONS
COUNCIL ON FORIEGN RELATIONS
Will Freeman is a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). His work focuses on the rule of law, corruption and organized crime in Latin America, as well as U.S.-Latin America relations. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, the New York Times, the Economist, the Journal of Democracy, the Washington Post, and Americas Quarterly, where he writes a monthly column.
Prior to joining CFR, Dr. Freeman was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in Colombia, Peru, and Guatemala, where he researched judiciaries’ efforts to sanction grand corruption. During his graduate studies, Dr. Freeman also worked with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Western Hemisphere subcommittee. He holds a PhD and MA in politics from Princeton University and a BA in political science from Tufts University.
Prior to joining CFR, Dr. Freeman was a Fulbright-Hays Scholar in Colombia, Peru, and Guatemala, where he researched judiciaries’ efforts to sanction grand corruption. During his graduate studies, Dr. Freeman also worked with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Western Hemisphere subcommittee. He holds a PhD and MA in politics from Princeton University and a BA in political science from Tufts University.
Schedule
6:00 PM
Doors Open
6:30 PM
Event Begins along with opening remarks
7:10 PM
Audience Q& A