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CLAS Ambassador Series with H.E. Catalina Crespo Sancho of Costa Rica

On November 15, 2023, CLAS welcomed to campus H.E. Catalina Crespo Sancho, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the United States as part of CLAS’ Ambassador Series. Ambassador Crespo…

November 27, 2023

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Latin America Research Seminar: “Almitas milagrosas” in Bolivia: Rites and Objects of Devotion as Portals of Hope for the People

On November 8, 2023, PhD Candidate Natalia Chávez Gomes da Silva from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese shared with the CLAS community a chapter of her dissertation that…

November 17, 2023

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Latin America and The Caribbean (LAC) Moments

On Friday, October 27th, the CLAS Community came together for our first Latin America and The Caribbean (LAC) Moments event to discuss the recent Argentine elections. Students…

November 1, 2023

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Brazil in Transition

The Brazil in Transition conference that was held in Washington on October 19 and 20 by GU and the Washington Brazil Office (WBO) became a valuable meeting point between…

October 30, 2023

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Latin America Research Seminar (LARS): Matias Spektor on Building the Latin American Transnational Surveillance Database (LATS)

On Wednesday, October 25, Professor Matias Spektor presented his current research to students and faculty of the CLAS community. Following his presentation, attendees were able…

October 27, 2023

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Ambassador Williams Leads Forty Years After the US Invasion of Grenada: Lessons for the 21st Century Event

On Thursday, March 30th, CLAS hosted The Honorable Dessima Williams, retired Ambassador Denis Antoine and Dr. Wendy Grenade of St. George’s University  for the event Forty…

April 7, 2023

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Mexican Ambassador Visits Hilltop for Coffee Chat

Last week, the School of Foreign Service (SFS) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) welcomed H.E. Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, Mexico’s Ambassador to the United…

April 5, 2023

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Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and CLAS Kick Off Collaborative Series

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) have kicked off our four event Collaborative Series focused on Colombia’s…

March 10, 2023

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CLAS Welcomes Ambassador Dessima Williams

CLAS proudly announces that this Spring semester we are hosting former Ambassador Dessima Williams, SFS’ first Visiting Distinguished Professor of Global Perspectives. A long…

February 2, 2023

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A Call for Solidarity and Justice Following Murder of Jesuits in Mexico

June 29, 2022