On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations
(CFR), I invite you to participate in the next session of the Fall 2014
CFR Academic Conference Call series on Thursday, November 6, from 9:00
to 10:00 AM in Commencement Hall 381. Shannon
K. O'Neil, CFR's senior fellow for Latin America studies, will discuss
the role of the North American Free Trade Agreement in the region and
policy recommendations for the future.
Dr. O'Neil directed CFR's Independent Task Force
on North America (2014), and one on U.S.-Latin America Relations (2008).
She is the author of "Two Nations Indivisible: Mexico, the United
States, and the Road Ahead" (Oxford University
Press, 2013). Dr. O'Neil has testified before Congress on U.S. policy
toward Mexico and she is a frequent commentator on major television and
radio programs. Her work has been published in "Foreign Affairs,"
"Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica," "Americas Quarterly,"
"Política Exterior," "Foreign Policy," "Washington Post," "Los Angeles
Times," and "USA Today," among others. Previously, Dr. O'Neil was a
Fulbright scholar; a justice, welfare, and economics fellow at Harvard
University; and taught Latin American politics
at Columbia University.
As background for the discussion, you may wish to review the following materials:
Please RSVP to me at sweinberger@pugetsound.edu ASAP if you're interested in attending.
Hope to see you there!
Seth Weinberger
