Economics, Politics and Violence in
Contemporary Mexico
March 3, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Workshop in
Mary Graydon Center
Room # 5
Photos by Mike Danielson
Luncheon:
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
At the Hughes
Formal Lounge
Keynote Speaker: Carlos Hurtado
Manager, Southern Cone Country Department
Inter-American Development Bank
Former Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Mexico
Please RSVP to
Andrea Mesa,
amesa@american.
edu or 202-885-6178
For more information on
the Center, please
visit our website:
www.american.edu/clals
CLALS will convene a dozen leading experts, including AU faculty and graduate students and scholars from the DC area and
Mexico to present their research on economics, politics and society, and violence in contemporary Mexico. This all-day event
will be open the AU community and the general public, and will
include a luncheon with a keynote address by Carlos Hurtado,
General Manager for the Southern Cone Countries at the Inter
American Development Bank and former Budget Undersecretary at Mexico’s Ministry of Finance (2000-06), Chief Economic
Advisor to the President of Mexico (1997-2000) and Ambassador to the OECD (1994-97).
This event has been co-sponsored by the
School for International
Service, School of Public Affairs,
and Department of Economics