Current Policy Issues in US-Latin American Relations
SYLLABUS
Philip C. French, Director
Maxwell School of Public Administration and International Affairs
Syracuse University
Washington, D. C. Center
CSIS Building, 1616 Rhode Island Ave., NW
May18-25, 2014
SUNDAY, MAY 18
5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.Class session, Maxwell in Washington, 1616 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
7:00 pmSocial event at Lauriol Plaza, 1835 18th Street NW
Required Reading
Please read the following BEFORE this initial session:
Peter H. Smith, Talons of the Eagle.Fourth Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012
Sebastian Edwards, Left Behind,The University of Chicago Press, 2010
Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel, W.W. Norton & Company New York, 1997, pp 13-25, 67-81(reading packet)
Other readingrequired for the seminar:
Please note there are additional readings for EVERY session below, not listed in the syllabus but contained in a separate “digital reading folder,” (emailed to Listserve) identified by speaker name.
NOTE: Sessions conducted outside the CSIS buildingare in red font
MONDAY, MAY 19
8:30 – 9:00 amPreview
9:00 – 10:45 a.m. More Than Immigration: Intermestic Issues in the World’s Second Largest Spanish-Speaking Country
Mr.Juan Carlos Lopez, Washington D.C. Correspondent, CNN en Español
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.Review/Preview
11:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Transitions to Democracy in Central America and the Andes
Ambassador (ret.) John Maisto, former ambassador to Nicaragua, Venezuela and the OAS, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council
12:30– 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:00Review/Preview
2:00– 4:00 p.m.Brazil as a Hemispheric Power
Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.Review/Preview
TUESDAY, MAY 20
8:30-9:00 a.m. Review/Preview
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.Afro Latinos, LGBT and other Invisible Minorities
Carlos Quesada, Regional Director for Latin America, Global Rights
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.Review/Preview, then walk (about 5 min) to IAD
11:15 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. .US And Latin America in the 21st Century
Mr. Michael Shifter, President, Inter-American Dialogue
At IAD, 1211 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 510, Washington, D.C.
12:30– 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:00Review/Preview
2:00– 4:00 p.m.Haiti, the Caribbean, and the U.S.
Ambassador Patrick Duddy Visiting Senior Lecturer, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Brazil and Southern Cone
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.Review/Preview
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
8:30– 9:00 a.m. Review/Preview
9:00– 10:45 a.m. Unintended Consequences: Security Assistance and Human Rights in the Andes
Gimena Sanchez-Garzoli, Senior Associate for the Andes, Washington Office on Latin America
10:45– 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. Congress and US-Latin American Policy
Mr. Dan Fisk, Vice President For Policy And Strategic Planning, International Republican Institute, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council
12:30– 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:00Review/Preview
2:00– 4:00 p.m.Individuals and Institutions
Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara,Adjunct Professor,
The Elliott School of International Affairs, former U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs
4:00 – 4:30 p.m.Review/Preview
THURSDAY, MAY 22
8:30– 9:00 a.m. Review/ Preview
9:00– 10:45 a.m.The OAS: Has It’s Time Passed?
Mr.Lawrence J. Gumbiner, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Cuba Policy: Time for a Change?
Philip Peters, President, Cuba Research Center
12:30– 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:00Review/Preview/depart for State Department
At State Department, 2201 C St. NW; arrive no later than 1:45 for security screening, government-issued photo I.D. required
2:00– 3:30 p.m. The Trans Pacific Partnership
Robert Manogue, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic Affairs;
Peter Newman, Trade Officer, Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Mexico and the US
Kevin O’Reilly, Director, Office ofMexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
5:00 p.m.Review/Previewand Class Photo
FRIDAY, MAY 23
8:30– 9:00 a.m. Review/Preview
9:00– 10:45 a.m.Latin America and the Obama Administration
Mr.Dan Restrepo, former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council
10:45– 11:00 a.m.Break
11:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. U.S. Latin American Trade: A Strategic Approach
Mr.Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Council of the Americas
12:30– 1:30 p.m.Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Review/Preview
2:00– 4:00 p.m. From the Monroe Doctrine to CELAC
Dr.Angelo Rivero Santos, former Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Maxwell School alumnus
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Review/Preview
SATURDAY, MAY 24
9:00-10:30 a.m. Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Latin America and the U.S. in the 21st Century
Professor French
10:30-10:45 a.m.Break
10:45-12:00 p.m. Conclusion