Thirty Eight Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Alicia Barcena,
Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
“In Search
of Solutions to the Financial Crisis: Measures Taken and
Future Challenges”. Monday,
October 5, 2009
3:00 PM
Organization of American States
Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Thirty Seventh Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Her Excellency, Jennifer Mary Shipley, Former Prime
Minister of New Zealand (1997-1999) and Project
co-chair, Club de Madrid's Shared Societies Project:
Democratic Leadership for Dialogue, Diversity and Social
Cohesion
"Peace, Security and Participation: The Case for
Shared Societies"
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
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Thirty Sixth Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere,
Leading French investigating
magistrate in charge of Counter-terrorism Affairs and
Vice-president
of the Paris Court of Serious Claims
"The Fight against Terrorism and the Promotion
of Democratic Values"
Wednesday, June 22, 2009 - 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
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Thirty Fifth Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Luigi Einaudi, Ambassador, Former Acting Secretary
General of the OAS
"Relations between the United States and the
Americas post V Summit of the Americas"
Thirty Third Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Rafael Rangel Sostmann, Rector, Instituto Tecnológico y
de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Michael M. Crow,
President, Arizona State University Raúl Bao García,
President, Universidad San Martín de Porres
"The Challenges of Globalization and the New
Role of Universities in the Hemisphere"
Thirty First Lecture of The Series of the Americas In
preparation for the
V Summit of the Americas
Robert B Zoellick,
President of the World Bank Group
"A Conversation on the Inter-American Agenda"
Monday, December 8, 2008 - 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
Thirtieth Lecture of The Series of the Americas In
preparation for the
V Summit of the Americas
Roberto Rodrigues,
Former Minister of Agriculture of Brazil and
Co-President of the Inter-American Ethanol Commission
"Facing
Energy Security in the Americas through Agroenergy
Sources"
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
You are also invited to participate in the
Virtual Forum on Energy Security,
organized by the
Summit of the Americas Secretariat,
starting October 27 to November 4, where
social actors may comment on this lecture
and on the Draft Declaration of Commitment
of Port of Spain. For additional information
and to register in the forum, please visit:
http://www.summit-americas.org/vp/default.html.
Launch of the Second Edition of the Book of the Lecture
Series of the Americas
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 5:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
On September 16, the
Secretariat for External Relations, Department of International Affairs, launched the Second
Edition of the book Cátedra de las Américas:
Consolidando la democracia, featuring the speeches
of the 28 high-level individuals that spoke at the
Organization since the launch of the Lecture Series in
September 2004. The book launch featured
presentations by Secretary General Insulza, Irene
Klinger, Director of the Department of International
Affairs, and David Cunza, Representative from the Universidad de San Martin de Porres in Lima, Peru, co-sponsor of the Lecture Series.
Twentieth
Lecture of The Series of the Americas
Trinidad Jiménez,
Spain's Secretary of State for Ibero-America "Spain and the Americas: A Story for the Future”
Thursday, May 24
- 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
Seventeenth Lecture Series of the Americas
Huguette Labelle,
Chancellor of the University of
Ottawa, Chair of the Board of Transparency International, Vice
President of Council of the International Union for the Conservation
of Nature
"Beyond Words and Paper; "Why the Americas Must Act
Against Corruption"
November 28, 2006 - 3:00pm
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
Sixteenth
Lecture Series of the Americas
George
Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management,
LLC and Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Institute
"Challenges to Open Society"
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - 3:00 PM
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006 More about Mr. Soros
Fifteenth
Lecture Series of the Americas
Jeffrey
Puryear, Vice President for Social Policy at the
Inter-American Dialogue; and Director of the Inter-American Dialogue's
Education Program - the Partnership for Educational Revitalization
in the Americas (PREAL)
"Educational Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Fourteenth
Lecture Series of the Americas
Mr.
Nicholas Negroponte, Founder and Chairman
of One Laptop per Child; Co-founder
and Former Director of the MIT Media Laboratory
“One
Laptop per Child"
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11 am
Organization of American States, Hall of the Americas
17th Street & Constitution Ave., NW.
,Washington, DC 20006
The Lecture Series of the Americas was established
in September 2004, through Permanent Council
Resolution
870 (1446/04), in an effort by the OAS member states to enrich
the hemispheric debate on key issues on the inter-American agenda
by hosting monthly conferences where prominent intellectuals from
throughout the world share their experiences and expertise with
the public at-large. An expert panel convenes following each lecture
to discuss the speaker’s presentation.
The objective is to reach out to every possible
citizen interested in the Americas. The lectures, which are usually
held every third Tuesday of the month from 3:00 to 5:00pm (depending
on the availability of the speaker) are transmitted live via television,
radio and the Internet, in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese,
and subsequent on-line and class-room discussions on the conference
theme are encouraged by governments, academic institutions, and
civil society.
Using the twelve monthly lectures of the Lectures
Series of the Americas as a point of departure, the Department
of External Relations has developed another program with special
events, which are broadcast through the Voice of America every
Tuesday or Thursday between 3:00 and 4:00 pm. This comprehensive
program includes the live monthly lecture of the OAS Lecture Series,
followed by weekly pre-recorded roundtable sessions with members
of the diplomatic and academic communities who address the main
themes that emerge from the monthly lectures, as well as other
priority issues on the inter-American agenda.
In 2005, the Department of External Relations
boasted a host of highly respected and renowned speakers, including
President Jimmy Carter; Enrique Iglesias, former President of
the Inter-American Development Bank; Philippe Kirsch, President
of the International Criminal Court; John Taylor, former Under
Secretary of the US Treasury for International Affairs; Derek
Walcott, Nobel Literature Laureate; Alejandro Miró Quesada,
President of the Inter-American Press Association; José
Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General; President Felipe Gonzalez
of Spain; Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of the Pan-American
Health Organization; and His Excellency Cheng Siwei, Vice President
of the National Congress of the People’s Republic of China,
the Economist Jeffrey Sachs, Former President Henrique Cardoso,
and Judge Baltasar Garzon.
Moreover, and particularly important, the Lecture
series affords the Department of External Relations the opportunity
to create stronger bonds linking the media in your country to
the work of the OAS. I would also very much appreciate it if you
could contact radio and television stations in your country to
inquire about their interest in transmitting the program either
live or at a subsequent time.
For more information about the Lecture Series
of the Americas, you can visit our web site at
www.oas.org/lecture.
Lecture Series of the Americas
