Book Launch: LATIN AMERICA: THE VISION OF ITS LEADERS

Friday 18 October, 11:00am
Main Seminar Room, Latin American Centre, 1 Church Walk, Oxford

Andrés Rugeles, LAC Associate.

 

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Andres Rugeles has an extensive experience in the fields of multilateral development banks, as well as in foreign policy and Latin American regional integration.  Previously he served as Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York; Secretary of Transparency of Colombia; Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia; Secretary General of CAF - Development Bank of Latin America; Chief of Cabinet and General Advisor of CAF; Representative of CAF in Argentina; Chief of Cabinet of the Secretary General of the Andean Community; among others.  He did his master’s degree in politics of the world economy at the London School of Economics (LSE) and his bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis in economy and Latin American Studies at Los Andes University.  Currently, he is the Vice-President of the Colombian Foreign Affairs Council, an independent and non-partisan think tank. Also, he is a member of the Advisory Board of the Global South Unit of the London School of Economics (LSE) and an International Affiliate Scholar at Cornell University. He regularly writes for national and international newspapers and specialized magazines. His recent book that will be lanched at the LAC was published by Planeta in June this year (2024).

Latin America: the vision of its leaders (Planeta, June 2024) is the result of an intense and dedicated analyses on the region's main present and future challenges in six thematic areas: poverty and inequality, growth and productivity, environment, democracy, regional integration, and international insertion.  It focuses on the main traps and systemic challenges that the region must address to achieve a green, digital, and inclusive development (G+D+I formula) under the strict respect of democratic rules.   The book presents a plural and balanced vision of Latin America through a series of 30 interviews conducted by the author with leaders of the region (presidents, former presidents, ministers of state, presidents of multilateral and international organizations, and renowned journalists). It also includes 55 articles written especially for this volume by leading academics, experts and authorities.  The book was written in 2023 by Andres Rugeles as academic visitor at the Latin America Center (LAC) in Oxford.