ANDRES OPPENHEIMER
ANDRES OPPENHEIMER
Mr. Oppenheimer is the Latin American editor and syndicated
foreign affairs columnist with The Miami Herald. His column,
The Oppenheimer Report, appears twice a week in The Miami
Herald and more than 60 U.S. and foreign newspapers. He
appears frequently as a political analyst on CNN en Español,
and anchors his own television show, “Oppenheimer Presenta,”
which airs in the United States and in 19 other countries.
Mr. Oppenheimer is the Latin American editor and syndicated
foreign affairs columnist with The Miami Herald. His column,
The Oppenheimer Report, appears twice a week in The Miami
Herald and more than 60 U.S. and foreign newspapers. He
appears frequently as a political analyst on CNN en Español,
and anchors his own television show, “Oppenheimer Presenta,”
which airs in the United States and in 19 other countries.
Previously, he was The Miami Herald’s Mexico City bureau chief,
foreign correspondent and business writer. Prior to that, he
worked for five years with The Associated Press in New York and
contributed on a free-lance basis to The New York Times, The
Washington Post, The New Republic, the BBC, and CBS’ 60
Minutes.
Previously, he was The Miami Herald’s Mexico City bureau chief,
foreign correspondent and business writer. Prior to that, he
worked for five years with The Associated Press in New York and
contributed on a free-lance basis to The New York Times, The
Washington Post, The New Republic, the BBC, and CBS’ 60
Minutes.
Mr. Oppenheimer is the co-winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as
a member of The Miami Herald team that uncovered the IranContra scandal. He has been the recipient of many prestigious
international awards including the Inter-American Press
Association Award, the Ortega y Gasset Award, the Maria Moors
Cabot Award of Columbia University, the King of Spain Award,
the Overseas Press Club Award and the Suncoast Emmy award.
Mr. Oppenheimer is the co-winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize as
a member of The Miami Herald team that uncovered the IranContra scandal. He has been the recipient of many prestigious
international awards including the Inter-American Press
Association Award, the Ortega y Gasset Award, the Maria Moors
Cabot Award of Columbia University, the King of Spain Award,
the Overseas Press Club Award and the Suncoast Emmy award.
His latest book, “Saving the Americas: Latin America’s dangerous
decline, and what the United States must do,” has earned him
widespread acclaim from critics and political leaders across the
hemisphere. His previous best-sellers are “Ojos Vendados:
Estados Unidos y el negocio de la corrupcion en America Latina”,
“Bordering on Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockbrokers, politicians and
Mexico’s road to prosperity” and “Castro’s Final Hour: An
eyewitness account of the disintegration of Castro’s Cuba”. He is
also the author of “Crónicas de Heroes y Bandidos”, a collection
of reports from various Latin American countries spanning two
decades.
His latest book, “Saving the Americas: Latin America’s dangerous
decline, and what the United States must do,” has earned him
widespread acclaim from critics and political leaders across the
hemisphere. His previous best-sellers are “Ojos Vendados:
Estados Unidos y el negocio de la corrupcion en America Latina”,
“Bordering on Chaos: Guerrillas, Stockbrokers, politicians and
Mexico’s road to prosperity” and “Castro’s Final Hour: An
eyewitness account of the disintegration of Castro’s Cuba”. He is
also the author of “Crónicas de Heroes y Bandidos”, a collection
of reports from various Latin American countries spanning two
decades.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Oppenheimer studied law
and moved to the United States in 1976 with a fellowship from
the World Press Institute. After a year at Macalester College in
St. Paul, Minnesota, he obtained a Master's degree in
Journalism from Columbia University in New York in 1978.
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mr. Oppenheimer studied law
and moved to the United States in 1976 with a fellowship from
the World Press Institute. After a year at Macalester College in
St. Paul, Minnesota, he obtained a Master's degree in
Journalism from Columbia University in New York in 1978.