"Economic and Social Outlook of Latin America and the Caribbean"
55 Lecture of the Americas - April 23, 2014

Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President, World Bank Group

"The Role of the International Court of Justice in World Affairs: Successes and Challenges"
54 Lecture of the Americas - April 10, 2014

Judge Peter Tomka, President, International Court of Justice (ICJ)

"Forging Peace in the Next Generation: Strategies for Youth Engagement"
53 Lecture of the Americas - January 30, 2014

Ron Burton, President, Rotary International

"Making Migration a Positive Factor for Development in the Americas"
52 Lecture of the Americas - September 30, 2013
 

William Lacy Swing, Director-General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)

"Promoting Human Development and Quality Education in the Americas"
51 Lecture of the Americas - April 19, 2013

Irina Bokova, Director-General, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

"EU-LAC Relations: Towards a Renewed Partnership of Cooperation"
50 Lecture of the Americas - November 30, 2012

Benita Ferrero-Waldner, President of EU-LAC Foundation

"25 Years after the Esquipulas Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges in Central America"
49 Lecture of the Americas - August 14, 2012

Oscar Arias, former President of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize

Vinicio Cerezo, former President of Guatemala

              Comments by Arturo Cruz, former Ambassador of Nicaragua in the United States and Canada
              and Professor at INCAE (Spanish only)      

 

"Education and Development in the Americas"
48 Lecture of the Americas - June 19, 2012

Jose Narro Robles, President of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

 

"The OAS: Working for the Benefit of Citizens of the Americas"
47 Lecture Series of the Americas - May 14-15, 2012

 

 

"The Panama Canal: Furthering Development in the Americas"
46 Lecture of the Americas- March 13, 2012

Alberto Aleman Zubieta, Administrator of the Panama Canal

              Comments by Jeff Keever, Senior Deputy Executive Director, External Affairs,
              Virginia Port Authority

              Ambassador Dario Paya, Permanent Representative of Chile to the OAS

"What the Americas Can and Must Do"
45 Lecture of the Americas - May 13, 2011

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

 

"Regional Perspectives on Democracy: Celebrating Ten Years of the Inter-American Democratic Charter"
44 Lecture of the Americas - April 15, 2011

Jean Ping, Chairperson, African Union Commission (AU)

"Presentation of the OECD Latin American Economic Outlook 2011. How Middle Class is Latin America?"
43 Lecture of the Americas - December 6, 2010

Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

 

"Deciding our Destiny”
42 Lecture of the Americas - October 5, 2010

Angeles Mastretta, Mexican writer and journalist

 

"Perspectives from City Hall: Better Cities for Better Lives”
41 Lecture of the Americas - September 14, 2010

Oscar Luis Castañeda, Mayor of Lima, Perú, Desmond McKenzie, Mayor of Kingston, Jamaica and Enrique Peñalosa, Former Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia

 

"Post Madrid Summit: Perspectives on the Future Relations between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean”
40 Lecture of the Americas - June 4, 2010

Juan Pablo De Laiglesia, Spain's Secretary of State for Ibero-America

 

"Never Again: Understanding the Past to Prevent Future Genocide”
Thirty Ninth Lecture - April 14, 2010

Thomas Buergenthal, Specialist in international law and human rights law, Judge on the International Court of Justice at The Hague

Thirty Eighth Lecture - October 5, 2009
"In Search of Solutions to the Financial Crisis: Measures Taken and Future Challenges”

Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Thirty Seventh Lecture - September 22, 2009
"Peace, Security and Participation: The Case for Shared Societies"

Jennifer Mary Shipley, Ex Prime Minister of New Zealand

Thirty Sixth Lecture - June 22, 2009
“The Fight against Terrorism and the Promotion of Democratic Values"

Jean-Louis Bruguiere, former Vice President, terrorism section, Paris Court of High Claims

Thirty Fifth Lecture - May 14, 2009 (Universidad San Martín de Porres – Lima, Perú)
“The Relations between the Americas and the United States and Post V Summit"

Luigi R. Einaudi, Former OAS Assistant Secretary General

Thirty Fourth Lecture - March 18, 2009
"The Universality of Human Rights and the Work of the Council of Europe"

Terry Davis, Secretary General, Council of Europe

Thirty Second Lecture - January 12, 2009
"The Financial Crisis and its Impact on the Americas"

Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank

Thirty First Lecture - December 8, 2008
"A Conversation on the Inter-American Agenda"

Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank Group

Thirtieth Lecture - October 28, 2008
"Facing Energy Security in the Americas through Agroenergy Sources"

Roberto Rodrigues, Former Minister of Agriculture and Co-President of the Inter-American Ethanol Commission

Twenty Ninth Lecture - July 29, 2008
 “Confronting the Challenge of the Global Food Crisis in the Americas"

Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program

Twenty Eighth Lecture, - April 17, 2008
“Indigenous Peoples and their Contribution to the International Human Rights System"

James Anaya, Professor of Human Rights Law and Policy and U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples

Twenty Seventh Lecture, - April 1, 2008
 “Immigration and Hemispheric Affairs"

Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and Former U.S. Presidential Candidate

Twenty Sixth Lecture - March 25, 2008
"The Political Strategy for Governance: The Importance of the Regional Context"

Eduardo Stein, Former Vice-President of Guatemala

Twenty Fifth Lecture - December 17, 2007 (Lima - Peru)
“Development Challenges in a Globalized World"

Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics

Twenty Fourth Lecture - December 4, 2007
“Combating racism and discrimination: A Policy of Inclusion”

Matilde Ribeiro, Brazil’s Special Secretary for the Promotion of Racial Equality Policies

Twenty Third Lecture - October 23, 2007
“Financial Markets, Social Justice and Democracy: Where is the path to equitable and sustainable growth?”

Kemal Dervis, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator

Twenty Second Lecture - September 25, 2007
“Judicial Reform in China: Latest Developments and Potential Challenges”

Wan Exiang, Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China

Twenty First Lecture - July 19, 2007
“Latin America’s Future Challenges”

Ricardo Lagos Escobar, Former President of Chile

Twentieth Lecture - May 24, 2007
“Spain and the Americas: A Story for the Future”

Trinidad Jiménez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Ibero-America

Eighteenth Lecture - January 23, 2007
“The Participation of Women in Politics in the Americas”

Soledad Alvear, Chilean Senator and former Foreign Minister of Chile

Seventeenth Lecture - November 28, 2006
“Beyond Words and Paper: Why the Americas Must Act Against Corruption”

Huguette Labelle, President of Transparency International

Sixteenth Lecture - October 3, 2006
“Challenges to Open Society”

George Soros, Chairman of the Open Society Institute

Fifteenth Lecture - August 29, 2006 (Lima, Perú)
“Challenges of the Education in Latin America and the Caribbean”

Jeffrey M. 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)

Fourteenth Lecture - July 25, 2006
“One Laptop per Child”

Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab and Director of the One Lap-Top per Child initiative

Thirteenth Lecture - April 18, 2006
“Judicial Power and Impunity”

Baltasar Garzón, Spanish investigating judge

Twelfth Lecture - March 30, 2006
"The State of Democracy in Latin America"

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil

Eleventh Lecture - March 14, 2006
"New Approaches to Economic Directions in Latin America"

Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Earth Institute at Columbia University, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management and Special Advisor to the UN on the Millennium Development Goals

Tenth Lecture - December 6, 2005
"China and Latin America and the Caribbean: A Promising Future"

Cheng Siwei, Vice President of the National Congress of the People’s Republic of China

Ninth Lecture - October 11, 2005
"Health for Development"

George Alleyne, Director Emeritus of the Pan-American Health Organization

Eighth Lecture - September 13, 2005
"Challenges Confronting Latin America and the Caribbean"

Felipe Gonzalez, former President of Spain

Seventh Lecture - July 15, 2005 (Universidad San Martín de Porres en Lima, Perú)
"Hemispheric Integration: An Overview of Challenges and Perspectives"

José Miguel Insulza, OAS Secretary General

Sixth Lecture, - June 28, 2005
"Journalism and Good Governance in Latin America and The Caribbean"

Alejandro Miró Quesada, President of the Inter-American Press Association

Fifth Lecture - May 17, 2005
"Latin America: From Economic Crisis to Economic Growth"

John Taylor, former Under Secretary of the US Treasury for International Affairs

Fourth Lecture - April 12, 2005
"An Integrated Americas: A Caribbean View"

Derek Walcott, Nobel Literature Laureate

Third Lecture - March 31, 2005
"International Criminal Court and the Enforcement of International Justice"

Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court

Second Lecture - February 8, 2005
"The Americas: From Economic Integration to Full Cooperation"

Enrique Iglesias, former President of the Inter-American Development Bank

First Lecture - January 25, 2005
“Promise and Peril of Democracy”

Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States