Welcome to CLAS
When CLAS opened its doors in 1959, just months after the Cuban Revolution, it was one of the first Latin American Studies programs in the United States.
It has continued to be a leader in area studies, bringing together scholars and practitioners from Washington D.C. and the region to serve as adjunct faculty.
CLAS offers summer programs in Brazil, Chile and Colombia, and encourages undergraduate study in Ecuador and Argentina.
M.A. students at CLAS reflect a broad range of international and domestic backgrounds and experiences.
CLAS’s faculty brings together diverse scholarly interests with a focus on Latin America from the Washington D.C. area.
CLAS News
Lessons Learned from Brazilian Public Policies for Education
On Thursday, February 14th, visiting researcher Eduardo Chaves da Silva presented his findings regarding early childhood policies in Brazil and the U.S. In conducting his research, Chaves da Silva aimed to explain the institutional change that occurred in Brazil between 1990 and 2016 with regard to the legal rights afforded to children and adolescents.
Learning About U.S. Foreign Policy Towards South America
On Tuesday February 5th, the Georgetown University Center of Latin American Studies hosted an event titled “U.S. Foreign Policy For South America.” Livia Peres Milani, a PhD candidate, refuted the idea that the United States foreign policy has neglected Latin America during the past few decades.
Prospects for Brazil- Civil Society and Economic Policy
On Tuesday, January 22, as part of the CLAS Ambassador Series, Ambassador Sergio Silva do Amaral, the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States spoke about the prospects for Brazil following the recent elections.
Thoughts on Meeting with the Cuban President in New York
Last fall, R.O. Niederstrasser-Hernández (LAS’20) was invited to attend a closed event at the Permanent Mission of Cuba to the United Nations in New York. There he had the opportunity to meet Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel during the latter’s first visit to the United States.
Pickering and Rangel Fellows Choose SFS Graduate Programs
As the oldest school of international affairs in the United States and the largest feeder school into the U.S. Foreign Service, the Walsh School of Foreign Service is a destination of choice for many Pickering and Rangel Fellows, the premier graduate fellowship programs in international affairs. There are currently over two dozen students in SFS graduate programs pursuing Pickering or Rangel fellowships.
Gonzalo Paz quoted in Xinhua article
Dr. Gonzalo Paz, CLAS professor, was quoted in a recent Xinhua article covering President Xi Jinping’s visit to Argentina. Article in Spanish.