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Hudson's Center for Latin American Studies, in partnership with the College of William and Mary,

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Mexico

Clashes of the Past, Challenges of the Future

Bravo, Daremblum, Grayson, and Gonzalez

Wednesday, June 18^th, 2008

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

On the occasion of the publication of George Grayson's book, Mexican Messiah: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Hudson's Center for Latin American Studies in partnership with the College of William and Mary, hosted an event to discuss the current political climate after the close presidential elections of July 2006. Mexico faces a critical juncture in its domestic policies and its relations with neighbors to the North and South. Joining us to discuss these issues are the book's author, George Grayson, and two highly esteemed Mexico analysts, Enrique Bravo and Francisco Gonzalez.

George Grayson

College of William and Mary

George Grayson has been a member of the Government Department faculty for 38 years. Professor Grayson focuses on Latin American Politics, with a particular interest in Mexico. He is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic & International Studies in Washington, D.C. and an associate scholar of the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.

Enrique Bravo

Eurasia Group

Enrique Bravo joined Eurasia Group as a Latin America analyst in 2007, specializing in Mexico. His research interests are political institutions, electoral politics, civil society, US-Latin America relations and transnational actors. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Enrique served as an advisor on international and regulatory affairs for the Mexican Commissioner of Immigration.

Francisco Gonzalez

SAIS

Francisco Gonzalez is the Riordan Roett Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studides. He previously served as a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford; was a professorial lecturer at SAIS's Bologna Center and a lecturer in politics at St. John's College at the University of Oxford.

Jaime Daremblum

Director, Hudson's Center for Latin American Studies

(Moderator)

Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center

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