April 11, 2006
(9AM - 12PM, Old North 205)
"Oil Revenues and Public Spending: Venezuela Today," with Milton Guzmán of Santander Investment and José Rojas of the Central Bank of Venezuela.

April 7, 2006
(12:30PM - 2PM, McShain Lounge - Small)
"Latin American Presidential Elections Series: Venezuela." Event co-sponsored by the Political Database of the Americas. Special guests Dr. Dan Hellinger and the Ambassador of Venezuela, Bernardo Alvarez Herrera.

March 31, 2006
(11AM - 12:30PM ICC 301, McGhee Library)
"Cooperación entre partidos en Venezuela: Retos y oportunidades," with guests Saúl Ortega, Leopoldo Puchi, and Pedro Díaz Blum, past and present members of the Venezuelan National Assembly and bi-partisan Grupo Boston. Event in Spanish.

March 24, 2006
(12PM, ICC 450)
"Hacia la integración financiera en América Latina: Antecedentes y perspectivas," with Mary Dager. Event in Spanish.

March 23, 2006
(12PM, ICC 462)
"Venezuela, Cuba, and the Politics of the Caribbean," with Dr. Richard Hillman.

March 13, 2006
(5PM, ICC 462)
"The Chávez Government in Venezuela: Is a New Model Emerging?" with Dr. Steve Ellner.

CONFERENCES:

April 29-30, 2004
A conference on the Georgetown University campus with twenty-four academics and policy makers from around the world. The conference analyzed how the current Venezuelan situation reflects larger theoretical and policy issues that are influencing our understanding of the processes of economic and political liberalization throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. List of topics and panelists.

June 26, 2003
A conference that convened a group of experts and policy makers to discuss the drivers of the political impasse and identify possible near and long-term scenarios for Venezuela. View Conference Summary.

February 9, 2001
A two-part conference on The Politics and Economics of Oil: Venezuela and Latin America. The conference explored both international and domestic implications of Venezuela's oil economy. Panelists included: Alvaro Silva Calderon, Jorge Giordanni, Dr. Alicia Puyana, Ambassador Jesus Reyes Heroles, and Bill Richardson.

February 2000
A day-long conference entitled The New Venezuelan Constitution: A New Model for Latin America that included three panels: "The Chávez Program in the New Constitution," "The Impact of the New Constitution on the Venezuelan Political System," and "A Panel Discussion on the New Constitution." Presentations were given by members of the Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly and distinguished academics from Venezuela and the US.

 

LECTURE SERIES:

November 18, 2005
"Gags and Rags: Media and Politics in Venezuela Today," with Roger Atwood.

November 7, 2005
"Reflections from the Field: Politics in Venezuela," with Dr. Cynthia McClintock.

October 5, 2005
"Women, Urbanization, and Democracy in Venezuela," with Naomi Lee, Megan Morrissey, and Andrés Villamizar.

September 14, 2005
"Venezuela: Medios de comunicación y cambio político," with Andrés Cañizález.

April 20, 2005
Discussion with Grupo Boston's Venezuelan Legislators.

March 14, 2005
"The Andean Community and the Future of U.S. Hydrocarbons Supply," with Dr. Ramon Espinasa.

July 6, 2005
"Venezuela's Referendum: The CNE Perspective" (co-sponsored with the Inter-American Dialogue).

February 4, 2004
"Creating a Caring Economy in Venezuela," with Nora Castañeda.

January 30, 2004
Venezuela's Referendum: A Conversation with Dr. Jennifer McCoy.

November 5, 2003
"Política Venezolana: Escenarios Posibles," with Rodolfo Magallanes.

September 24, 2003
"Resultados de la Mesa de Negociación y Partidos Políticos en Venezuela," with José Albornoz.

April 14, 2003
Discussion with the Ambassador of Venezuela, Bernando Alvarez Herrera.

April 7, 2003
"Venezuela: Constitutional and Democratic Solutions," with Deputy Calixto Ortega and Deputy Pedro Díaz Blum.

April 1, 2003
"Venezuela: Civil liberties, Democracy and Elections," with panelists Julio Borges, Leopoldo López, and Enrique Capriles.

April 1, 2003
Discussion about Circulos Bolivarianos with Dr. Rodrigo Chaves.

February 13, 2003
"The Political Crisis in Venezuela," with Janet Kelly.

November 26, 2002
"Boom petrolero y crisis de gobernabilidad," with Henrique Salas.

January 16, 2002
Discussion with Henrique Salas Römer about the political climate in Venezuela.

March 14, 2001
"Pressure from Below: Venezuela at the Grassroots," with Dr. Angelo Rivero-Santos.

February 21, 2001
"Venezuela: Challenges and Expectations," with Ambassador Alfredo Toro Hardy, Dr. Franscisco Rodriguez, Dr. Janet Kelly and Dr. Michael Penfold.

OTHER EVENTS:

February 3, 2004
Student Perspectives on Today's Venezuela.

For more information on the Venezuela Program at the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University please contact Dr. Angelo Rivero-Santos via email at ar93@georgetown.edu.