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...leaders. So the esteemed former Swiss ambassador to the U.S. Edouard Brunner waited until retirement. Brunner, former U.N. mediator in the Middle East, caused a stir in 2002 when he wrote that Margaret Thatcher was solely responsible for the failure of initial talks between Britain and the newly democratic Argentina after the Falklands war, calling the former Prime Minister "vindictive." (Thatcher did not comment.) Brunner...
...will launch as a direct competitor to the World Bank, at least in South America. The brainchild of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who has long railed against the meddling of the Washington-dominated World Bank and IMF, the development bank got a credibility boost when Brazil, Argentina and others signed on as founding members. With the region's new oil wealth, the dream of locally funding big infrastructure projects without First World interference may be closer than ever...
...local communities. It is not imperialism; it is really about educating faculty and students,” says Erin E. Goodman, the program officer at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, which established its first regional office in Santiago, Chile in 2002. The center now serves Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. It opened an office in 2006 in São Paulo, Brazil and has plans for a third office in Mexico...
Harvard students will often describe summer trips as “family vacations” regardless of whether they’re going to China, Argentina, or just across town. The important matter is that Mom, Dad, and the siblings are coming along. In much the same way, just a few days sooner than expected, I’ve found myself on a family vacation while staying at Harvard. That’s a nice place...
...took over," Ockelford says. "He had lots of energy, so there were thousands of notes all over the place. I thought it was just clutter. Then I suddenly noticed that in the middle of all the chaos was actually Don't Cry for Me Argentina." Ockelford took Paravicini on as a student and has been at his side ever since. Almost literally: when Paravicini performs live, Ockelford sits to his left, mainly to reel him in when his improvising threatens to overwhelm the piece...