Jorge Castañeda, a Distinguished Global Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at NYU and former foreign minister of Mexico, and Miguel Insulza, secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), will speak at New York University on Thurs., Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. in NYU’s Rosenthal Pavilion in the Kimmel Center for University Life (60 Washington Square South [betw. Thompson St. and LaGuardia Pl.]). The event will be in English. The dialogue is part of NYU’s “Voices of Latin American Leaders,” a series of in-depth discussions with prominent Latin Americans on issues facing the Americas and the world that began in 2004. Moderated by Castañeda, the series probes economic, social, historical, and political dimensions of Latin America’s relations with the U.S. and the world community. “Voices of Latin American Leaders” is free and open to the public; online registration is required. Please visit http://www.nyu.edu/latinvoices for registration information. For press inquiries only, please contact James Devitt at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
Previous participants in the “Voices of Latin American Leaders” series include Carlos Slim, owner and privatizer of Telmex; Peru’s renowned writer and poet Mario Vargas Llosa; and Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico.
- WHO: Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General, Organization of American States, and Jorge Castañeda, Distinguished Global Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies at NYU and the former foreign minister of Mexico
- WHAT: “Voices of Latin American Leaders” series
- WHEN: Thurs., Sept. 21, 5 p.m.
- WHERE: NYU’s Rosenthal Pavilion, Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South (betw. Thompson St. and LaGuardia Pl.) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]