Chilean Ambassador Heraldo Munoz presents “From Dictatorship to the Security Council: A Political Memoir” on Monday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Dining Room at the University Club located at 803 State Street. Munoz is the permanent representative of Chile to the United Nations and chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission. He served as president of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and chair of the Al Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UNSC in 2004. During the Pinochet dictatorship, he held leadership positions in the Socialist Party of Chile and co-founded the Party for Democracy.
This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please contact Sarah Ripp at 608-262-0616 or skripp@wisc.edu.
This event is sponsored by Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), Center for World Affairs and Global Economy WAGE), Division of International Studies, UNA-USA, The University Bookstore, and The Human Rights Initiative.
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